Japanese Culture in Buffalo: A Guide for Gaijin
Oct. 12, 2001152 students from Japan have made UB their home this year, and though Buffalo's arduous winters and chicken-wing diet don't necessarily match with Eastern culture, there are some places in Buffalo that accommodate those with a taste for Japanese culture.Adjusting to BuffaloThe Japanese Student Association has nearly 50 members, mostly international students from Japan."It's somewhat hard to organize sometimes; Japanese people don't like getting together in groups as much," said Hideki Kambe, a sophomore economics and mathematics major, a fact which JSA Vice President Junya Narahara attributed to Japan's more individualistic culture.The major differences between Japanese and American Universities?"American people are very, very active," said Kambe, who attended Yokohama University in Japan.
