THE FACT

THAT DISTINGUISH INDONESIA AND JAPAN

Asia is very proud with Japan, as the only developed country in Asia. While

other just as developing countries. The force that can make Japanese at a high

position is the ability of their human resources. They focus in building bright future

of the young generation. Although they on the good position, they do not want to

deceived with the little things, and they do not receive a mistake. They are very

consistent in solve the problems. On the other side, they also have deficiency. But

they always try to minimize it. And what about Indonesia?

In ASEAN, Indonesia is a country that gives a greet impact. But, in ASIA?

Compare with Japan, there are big different “Indonesia left behind”. We should learn

the things that make us down, it will give a good motivation for us to go forward.

The fundamental differences between Indonesia and Japan is the

“Government”. The Japanese government always tries to build Japan to stay ahead.

The rule in Japan is very firm. It seems, they use the principle of “To maintain more

difficult than getting". They do not want to lag far behind in the world always go

forward and they do not want to be loser.

The education in Japan is divided into 2 periods, before the Second World

War and after the Second World War.

Before the World War II, the education policy is “Imperial Rescript on

Education”. It states that the ancestors previous emperors had built empires based on

a broad and lasting value, and implanting them in depth and robust. The lesson

combined in the form of loyalty and obedience from generation to generation that

describe its beauty.

From this state, we can conclude that they control their education resources.

They education has principles that science is very important. History has proved that

the developed countries like Japan, the United States, Greece and other developed

countries have successfully advance the country with the intellectual ability and their

reaction to science.

In Japan, education is compulsory at the elementary and lower secondary

levels. Virtually all students progress to the upper secondary level, which is

voluntary. Most students attend public schools through the lower secondary level, but

private education is popular at the upper secondary and university levels. Japan's

education system played a central part in Japan's recovery and rapid economic growth

in the decades following the end of World War II.

After World War II, the Fundamental Law of Education and the School

Education Law were enacted in 1947 under the direction of the occupation forces.

The latter law defined the school system that is still in effect today: six years of

elementary school, three years of junior high school, three years of high school, two

or four years of university.

Education prior to elementary school is provided at kindergartens and day-

care centers. Public and private day-care centers take children from under age one on

up to five years old. The programs for those children ages 3–5 resemble those at

kindergartens. The educational approach at kindergartens varies greatly from

unstructured environments that emphasize play to highly structured environments that

are focused on having the child pass the entrance exam at a private elementary

school.

The Japanese education is develop the intellectual power and moral strength

with perfectly, always respecting the constitution and run the law. Although in

emergency problems is expected to bring courage to the State, protect and maintain

the welfare court emperor of the heavens and the earth's age. Not only being a good

person and faithful only, but also able to continue the tradition of a very early

ancestor.

Imperial Rescript on Education state that, Citizens have the duty to develop

their intellectual and moral faculties, observe the laws, and offer themselves

courageously to the State in order the quard and maintain the prosperity of Imperial

throne (Imam Barnadib, 1986: 53). And on, Fundamental Law of Education state,

Citizen have the right to equal opportunity or receving education according to their

ability; freedom from discrimination on acaount of race, cree sex, social status,

economic position, or family origin; financial assistance, to the able needy, academin

freedom, and the responsibility to build a peaceful State and society (Imam

Banrnadib, 1986: 53).

Another difference with Indonesia is the purpose of education. In the Imperial

Rescript on Education states that the purpose of education is to increase the loyalty

and obedience to the Emperor in order to obtain unity of society under the same

parent, namely the Emperor. The purpose of education according to the Fundamental

Law of Education is to enhance the full development of personality, respect

individual values, and instill a free spirit.

The education system in Japan does not burden the students, we see from the

most basic level of kindergarten, they do not burden the children with materials that

cognitive lesson but rather the introduction and life skills they need for everyday life.

While the Indonesian curriculum has been oriented toward intellectual development.

Subjects education level in Japan not too much like in Indonesia, that various subjects

are given at different times every day for a week, then there is rarely the same

subjects on different days. Furthermore, in Indonesia are rarely found in students'

research, we just large quantities of students in this audience may be due to different

educational orientations only between the Japan and Indonesia.

The public education system in Japan is set more than a century ago and the

existence lasts longer than in most countries. Japanese education system is basically

the Elementary School (SD) 6 (six) years, Junior High School (SMP) 3 (three) years,

High School (SMA) 3 (three) years, University of 4 (four) years, and Institutions

Higher Education 2 (two) years. Compulsory education is from elementary school to

junior high. To enter high school and university basically have to follow the entrance

exam. In addition to these schools, there are vocational schools or special schools that

accommodate elementary or junior high school graduates. This school teaches

specific skills. If seen from school administrators, can be divided into three groups,

namely Public Schools is a government-run schools, provincial schools are schools

run by local governments, Private School is a school run by a legal entity.

Meanwhile, when viewed from a year teaching, school begins in April and ends in

March next year

Talking about education, in fact as well as talking about life. Education is a

process that is conducted every individual towards the direction which more better.

sesuai with human potential. This process only stops when our life not exist in the

human body. Education is essentially a process of making a quality human being,

namely the appointment of a young man to a human level so that they can live life as

human beings who cultivate themselves.

The quality of adolescent future owner will be determined by various parties

against their treatment. Forward the future of a nation is strongly influenced by

physical readiness, mental, social and intellectual young generation.

To get all of that, they have the tricks that can be examples, among others: (1)

Designing education that develops the function of the body and soul in harmony

through the habituation pattern of living a healthy, safe, and fun, (2) Fostering a spirit

of independence, group life full of joy and cooperation, (3) Introduce social life and

fostering social skills, (4) Directing with the correct use of language and the growing

interest in communicating with others, (5) To direct interest in learning to be creative

through music, games, drawing and other -other.

Vertical relationships are woven in a family relationship in Japan. Children should

respect with their parents. The Japanese respect for the elderly is not just in biological

family ties. Ties woven into a broad relationship. School is one of the media forming

a family relationship is the relationship between teacher and students.

Teachers also teach them to adulthood in a vertical relationship. People who

have grown to know and find that life must be lived with vertically aligned in the life

of the community in Japan.

Thing that distinguishes Indonesia and other Japanese is the way they

appreciate the culture. Maybe this is a small thing we agi, but here they barasal dati,

parents always taught them to: What are the attitudes of Japanese people that we can

let the sample can be successful like their nation?

Here are 10 secrets of success of the Japanese:

1. Hard Work

It is not a secret anymore, that the Japanese people are hard workers. Average

working hours of employees in Japan is 2450 hours / year, is very high compared

with America (1957 hours / year), UK (1911 hours / year), Germany (1870 hours /

year), and France (1680 hours / year) . An employee in Japan could produce a car in 9

days, while workers in other states require 47 days to make the car worth the same. A

Japanese worker can arguably do the work normally done by 5-6 people. Home

quickly is something that can be said "somewhat embarrassing" in Japan, and

indicates that the employee was included "not required" by the company.

2. Shame

Shame is the ancestral culture and the Japanese people from generation to

generation. Harakiri (suicide by sticking a knife into the stomach) becomes a ritual

since the era of the samurai, when they lost and battles. Log into the modern world,

the discourse a little change to the phenomenon of "resign" for officials (ministers,

politicians, etc.) involved in the problem of corruption or feel like a failure of their

duties. Possible negative effects are the children of elementary, junior high school

who sometimes commit suicide, because its value is ugly or not the next grade.

Embarrassed instructions in Japanese people prefer to choose a detour rather than

interfere with the driver behind the cut line in the middle of the road. They are

ashamed of their environment when they break the rules or norms that have become

common agreement.

3. Scrimp

The Japanese have a zest for life-saving in everyday life. Excessive anti-

consumerism attitude is apparent in many areas of life. In the early day, pople whose

go to Japan for the first time will astonished with the number of Japanese people

crowded shopping at the supermarket at around 19:30 hours. Inquired have inquired,

it has become commonplace that the supermarkets in Japan will cut prices up to half

in about half an hour before closing. As it is known that in Japan Supermarket

average closes at 20:00.

4. Loyalty

Loyalty to make a career in a company's systems running and neatly arranged.

Slightly different from the system in America and Europe, are very rare Japanese who

move jobs. They usually stay in one or two companies until retirement. This may be

the implications of Industry in Japan that most would only accept fresh graduate, who

then train and educate their own specific areas of arable (core business) companies.

5. Innovation

Japan is not the inventor, but the Japanese have an edge in finding people mix

and then market it in the form of a demand by the public. Mechanical assembly of

four-wheeled vehicles are also not created by the Japanese, his patent owned by an

American. But it was Japan with innovative vehicle assembly industry can develop a

faster and cheaper.

6. Never Surrender

History proves that the Japanese including a resilient nation and never give

up. Decades under the Tokugawa empire that covers the access to overseas, Japan is

very behind in technology. When the Meiji Restoration (Meiji Ishin) came, the

Japanese quickly adapt and become a fast-learner. Poverty is not natural resources to

make Japan surrender. Not only the importer of petroleum, coal, iron ore and timber,

even 85% of Japan's energy sources come from other countries including Indonesia.

Reportedly, Indonesia needs to stop the supply of petroleum, then 30% of Japan will

complete darkness series of disasters occurred in 1945, starting from the atomic

bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan followed with a losing war, and added in

the presence of a major earthquake in Tokyo. Apparently Japan is not finished. In the

next few years Japan has managed to build the automotive industry and even the fast

train (shinkansen). Probably pretty amazing how Konosuke Matsushita, which

business were destroyed and nearly out of business electronic equipment in 1945 are

still able to crawl, starting from scratch to build the industry to become a business

empire in the contemporary era. Akio Morita was also originally to be laughed at

when offering products that tiny Cassete Tapenya to various other countries. But

eventually a legend with his Sony Walkman. What is also quite unique that the

science and theory in which people must learn from this failure began to be

formulated in Japan with shippaigaku name (the science of failure). Sometime I will

peel more about this

7. Reading Culture

Do not be surprised if you come to Japan and into densha (electric train), most

of the passengers both children and adults are reading books or newspapers. No

matter sitting or standing, many of which utilize the time in densha to read. Many

publishers are starting to make man-ga (comics) curriculum materials for both

elementary school, junior high and high school. Lessons of History, Biology,

Language, etc. are presented with interesting people who make the higher interest in

reading. I once discussed the problem of educational comic on this blog. Read the

Japanese culture is also supported by the speed in the process of translation of foreign

books (english, french, german, etc.). The legend says that the legend translation of

foreign books has been started in the year 1684, as the construction of the institute of

translation and continues to grow until the modern era. Usually the Japanese

translation of the book is available in a few weeks since its foreign books published.

8. Cooperation Group

Culture in Japan not too accommodate the work which are too individualistic.

Including claims of work, usually intended for team or group. This phenomenon not

only in the world of work, the condition of the campus with his research lab is like

that, do the task subjects are usually also in the form of the group. Working in groups

may be one of the greatest strengths of the Japanese. There is an anecdote that "a

professor of Japanese people to be inferior to one American professor, only 10 people

American professor will not be able to beat 10 people in a group of Japanese

professors." Consensus agreement or often called "rin-gi" is a ritual in the group.

Strategic decisions must be discussed in the "rin-gi".

9. independent.

From an early age children are trained to become independent. Ershad, most

big my child had felt the kindergarten (Yochien) in Japan. He must bring 3 large bags

containing clothes, bento (lunch packet), dressing shoes, books, towels and a big

bottle of drink that hangs around her neck. In Yochien every child trained to bring

their own equipment, and are responsible for their own belongings. Remove the high

school and enter college most of do not ask the cost to parents. My friend's apartment

contemporary at Saitama University before relying on part-time work for school fees

and daily life. Even if the money ran out, they "borrow" money to parents who were

later they return in the next month.

10. Keep the Tradition & Respect for Parents

Technological development and economic, did not make the Japanese lose

tradition and culture. Culture married woman not to work and live there today.

Cultural sorry still a reflex of the Japanese. If one day you ride a bike in Japan and hit

a pedestrian, then do not be surprised if we hit instead of apologizing first.

Until now, Japanese people are relatively avoid saying "no" to when getting bids

from other people. So we must be careful in their dealings with the Japanese because

of the "O" not necessarily "yes" for the Japanese Agriculture is an ancestral tradition

and an important asset in Japan. Intense competition for entry of Thai and U.S. rice

are cheap, do not discourage the Japanese government's measures to protect the

farmers. They say the land is agricultural land used to get significant tax reductions,

including a few other incentives for those who still survive in the world of

agriculture. Japanese agriculture is one of the highest in the world.

By examining similarities and differences, to put forward some things,

The wisdom of education in Indonesia is still a legacy of colonial policies, so it was

not suitable with citizen want. The wisdom of education in Indonesia has changed,

this is because: (a)It relies on a strong philosophy. (b)Strongly influenced by non-

major actors, such as: politics, “LSM (Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat)”, mass media,

education observers, mass organizations, prominent individuals and universities.

Education in Indonesia has not found the character of the nation and has not

been able to influence economic, political and social culture. With reference to the

purpose of education, education in Japan to build the character of his people, namely

honesty, discipline, obedience and responsibility, while in Indonesia is still very

universal. Curriculum has not developed in accordance with the needs of the child's

development, especially in kindergarten and elementary school levels, and over SMP

load and SMA. The motivation to learn in Indonesian people are still weak, so they

will learn much that is still due to the need of formality. It makes a quiet student by

student researchers listener.

Based on the findings above, in order to improve the quality of education in

Indonesia, taken by the government education policy rests on a strong philosophy. In

order to strengthen education, the government provides free education for all students

who take basic education. Increase in education budget for additional scholarships for

children who are less. Make a simple curriculum, in the sense of not over load on

each level of education, and development tailored to the needs and psychological

development of child. And also administrative systems used in managing the

institution-educational institutions.

Essay Writing Project

THE FACT

THAT DISTINGUISH INDONESIA AND JAPAN

by

Nadra Afdalinda

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Lembaga Bahasa Pendidikan ProfessionalLIA2011