Is a sense of national identity important in this age of globalization?

Yes, a sense of national identity is important in this age of globalization. I’ll talk about why I think so using following two points.

First, to crack down on copyism. With globalization, Japanese culture fascinates a lot of people in the world. But as negative aspect, it has been copied and transformed to other

Let’s take Sushi for example. When I visited the US, San Francisco on business trip, I’ve eaten awful sushi. I dropped in at one supermarket to buy my dinner. I found Sushi and ate it. The taste is dull and far from real McCoy we usually enjoy in Japan. I’m not the person who are keen to taste. I prefer hamburgers to three stars restraunt. But I couldn’t stand it. Japanese living in the vicinity of the supermarket should lodge a complaint to protect true Japanese taste.

Second, we should know about our own country/culture. For example, I’ve ever taken my British friend to Kabuki. That was also the first time for me to go to the Kabuki play. She asked me bunch of questions such as “what is the origin?” , I failed to answer her questions properly. I learnt that I don’t know our own culture at all. Foreign people are interested in Japanese culture and they know much more than I know. But my understanding was so superficial not profound. She criticized me that she could talk about Shakespeare, I should be able to talk about my own culture.

In conclusion, to have a sense of national identity is vitally important in globalized society. We should enhance the trend to know about ourselves and categorically blame for mimic trend. Be careful for the supermarket -- “Safe way” on highway 101