Abstract

In times like these, what we need is humor!
The “power of humor” is the perfect weapon to survive any difficult times.
It is not a talent, but a skill.
Dr. Saito will explain how to acquire it in an easy-to-understand manner.

Serious Japanese people are not good at conversing with humor, but it is actually very difficult to convey something without humor.
How have Japanese people dealt with and expressed humor since ancient times?
Based on this, Takashi Saito will explain how to acquire the humor skills necessary for the coming age.

Author’s Information

Takashi Saito
Born in Shizuoka in 1960. Professor at the Faculty of Letters, Meiji University. Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law. After completing the doctoral program in the Graduate School of Education at the same university, he assumed his current position. He received the Shincho Gakugei Prize for “Regaining a Somatic Sense” (NHK Publishing Co., Ltd.). His “Nihongo de Todoretai Nihongo” (Japanese I want to read aloud) (Mainichi Publication Culture Award Special Prize, 2002 Shingo Ryuko Taisho Best 10, Soshisha) became a bestseller with 2.6 million copies sold, creating a boom in the Japanese language. He is the author of “Reading Power”, “Communication Power”, “Classics Power” (Iwanami Shinsho), “Ideal Japanese Language Textbook” (Bungeishunju), “Questioning Power”, “Gendai Gogo Yogo Gakumon no Susume” (Chikuma Shobo), “How to Talk to Improve Your Ability to Talk” (Diamond Inc.), etc. He has made many television appearances including “Jyoto 7days Newscaster” on TBS TV. He is also a general instructor for NHK E-television's “Nihongo de Asobo” (Let's Play in Japanese).