I have to talk about an interesting Japanese-related topic in Japanese class

[CherishSullivan]

tomorrow. Ideas? At the beginning of class, one person has to talk about a Japanese-related topic. Tomorrow, its my turn. It could be ANYTHING(as long as its related to Japan.) One girl read a Japanese ghost story, one talk about her Japanese ancestry, another went over some kanji, etc. I wanted to do something interesting, but I couldn't think of anything. Ideas? Oh, this a high-school course btw.

[Hayato]

I think dialects in Japan are interesting. You can find many Japanese dialects.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_dialects

[SgteHartman]

The Earthquake/Tsunami that happened a while back?

[Peridot]

Body langauge. They have very interesting body langauge which are slightly different from other countries.

Like when they are referring to themselves, they point to their nose instead of chest area. And when they want to get pass a crowd, they wave their arm vertically up and down(in a chopping like manner?) There are many more. I saw a very interesting video on youtube on this before but I lost the link.

EDIT: okay this wasn't the one I watched before but hope it gives you some insight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi6h8zktO1s

[michaelt]

How about the history of bonsai or origami or the derivation of kanji form the Chinese? How about the beginnings of the Shinto religion?

[Christinee]

You can talk about:

Japanese dolls
origami
some famous cultural festivals - white day, children's day, star festivals etc
Manners - like, you're not allowed to wear shoes inside
Robots - advanced technology