We have successfully built up our national strength and prestige, accepting and adding to our civilization the art and science of the West. Now, I believe, the time has come for us to carry our art and culture to other countries.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author claims Japan has adopted Western civilization and now seeks to export its own culture abroad.
- In plain terms
- We learned from the West, now we will teach them our culture.
- What can you take from it?
- Export your culture after building national strength.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does exporting culture affect global relations?
- Is cultural export a form of power?
Another view
This perspective ignores the potential for cultural imposition or resistance.
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