ALSA 2025 meeting

Accepting foreign talent is not so easy these days. Japan's declining competitiveness means that it is no longer an attractive labor market, and it is falling far behind in the race to attract foreign workers. However, more serious than these issues is the fact that Japanese society as a whole is intolerant of foreigners, or, to put it more simply, that it feels "fear" towards them. It seems that even the Japanese themselves have a certain belief that "Japanese people are weak," and this "belief" is likely to be contributing to the xenophobic style of Japanese society.
In this report, I will ask the question, "Are the Japanese weak?" and approach the essence of the problem, especially from the perspective of education, while taking into account Japan's modern history. More specifically, through an analysis of social studies education after the Pacific War, I would like to clarify why Japanese people have come to believe that Japanese society is weak.