By; Go Kamoda, Marika Yoshimura, and Nobuhito Taguchi Japan　and U.S.A. By; Go　Kamoda, Marika Yoshimura, and Nobuhito Taguchi

Map (Japan) Asia 47prefecture

Map (U.S.A.) North America 51 states

Government (Japan) A lot of parties Example; ・Liberal democratic ・Democratic Party of Japan ・Japanese Communist Party ・Social Democratic Party and so on

Government (U.S.A) The federal government; Carries out the roles assignment to the federation of individual state

Family Structure (Japan) Some families live with grandparents, parents and children in one house.

Family Structure (U.S.A) Small family Parents and the children

House (Japan) House is small We always soak in the bath

House (U.S.A.) House is big Just take a shower

Shops (Japan) We have malls fewer than U.S.A We have a lot of arcades near the station

Shops (U.S.A) Big box stores Walmart Target Home depot Lows What the customers need available in one place

School Requirements (Japan) ・　9 years （Elementary School and Middle School）

School Requirements (U.S.A) 13 years including Kindergarten

School Days (Japan) 6periods(lunch and recess don’t include)and 5 days a week.

School Days (U.S.A) 8 hours a day and 5 days a week

School Lunch(Japan) We never bring lunch box (except Field Trip) We always eat kyushoku in the classrooms. Parents pay for this ahead, and school always prepare the lunch for the students.

School Lunch (U.S.A.) In America, we bring lunch or buy lunch

Class Style (Japan) We have own textbooks We have to bring textbook to home. (every day) Most of class we don’t move to class the teacher comes to class We have to use randoseru to school

Class Style (U.S.A.) We can not bring textbook to home We usually move classroom for the different classes We always use backpack

Money (Japan) Yen 80yen=$1 coins 1yen, 5yen, 10yen, 50yen, 100yen, and 500yen.  ・bill 1000yen, 2000yen, 5000yen, and 10000yen.      　　　　　  

Money (U.S.A) Dollar bill, coins　(quarter, dime, nickel, penny, half and )

Sports (Japan) 5 major sports sumo kendo soccer Baseball Karate

Sports (U.S.A) In U.S.A we have 5 major sports ・Baseball ・Football ・Basketball ・Hockey ・Car racing

Language(Japan) Japanese 3 kinds of letter Hiragana Katakana Kanji

Language(U.S.A.) English Alphabet

Major Holidays (Japan) Spring break (3/23~4/7) Golden week(4/29~5/5) Summer break(7/20~8/31) Winter break(12/24~1/10)

Major Holidays (U.S.A) Easter (4/6~4/9) Christmas(12/24~1/2) Thanksgiving(11/23~25) Independence Day(7/4)

Foods (Japan) Sushi Miso soup Noodle（Ramen）

Foods (U.S.A) Hamburger Flied Potato Soda

Snacks (Japan) Meiji Lotte Shigekicks

Snacks (U.S.A) Potato Chips Popcorn