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Aya Fukuda
Aya Fukuda is from Tokyo, Japan. She used to work at a radio production company in Tokyo for 5 years. She used to make an in-flight audio programme for All Nippon Airlines and was a director of an English learning programme for NHK. Aya’s really happy to join the course with the nice people at Bournemouth University and enjoys taking lectures, though she still has language difficulties. She loves listening to music (especially UK Indies: e.g. Charlatans, Kasabian…) and watching wrestling (Ric Flair is her hero)! Aya hopes you’ll enjoy BIRSt and get some tips for your life from the programmes!!
Listen to Aya’s audio biography:
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What is Food in Yellow For You?
This programme is aimed at figuring out the differences of impressions left by cultures. The programme is based on voxpops of students from 15 countries at Bournemouth University. Their impressions of food colour are given and the top 5 answers are introduced during the programme. It displays universal foods that are most supported by students as well as regional foods. An understanding and appreciation of impressions left by food colours is intended to be left on the listener and the elicitation of discussion.
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The Crowd and The Silence
This programme came from a personal experience in Thailand. Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand, and is also one of the most exciting cities in the world. However, aggression in the city can be overbearing due to high temperatures and high humidity which can extract more energy from foreign people. In the programme, a traveller is revived from tiredness by Thai traditional massage. The programme was made for my ‘letter from terminus’ idea but also explores the change of mind and body.
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Fukuda Travel Agency presents Tokyo Music Tour
This programme consists of various types of Japanese pop music and travel information of Tokyo. Four towns in Tokyo have been selected, because each town has different faces and impressions among people. Therefore, each song represents each town. For example, Akihabara is a town for animation fans and the main theme music of Japanese animation is selected for this town. It is a unique style of travel information as well as a musical introduction of Japan.
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What Can We See Beyond the Brit Pop?
Nowadays over 50,000 Japanese people live in the U.K. In particular, a large number of Japanese women in their 30s have moved to Britain to escape the stress and pressure of Japanese society. They are eager to stay in a foreign country, and do not want to go back to Japan. Aya Fukuda investigates their thoughts on British and Japanese society and the reason Britain is so fascinating for them.
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A Fascinating World of Sushi
Nowadays, Sushi is one of the famous Japanese foods in the world. It can be seen at Japanese restaurants as well as at the supermarket take away section in Britain. Although some people hesitate to eat Sushi because it made of raw fish, the popularity of Sushi in the U.K. is an amazing and delightful phenomenon for Japanese people. However, Sushi has not informed people of its variety. Generally, people in this country eat Nigiri Sushi (hand–shaped Sushi) at Japanese restaurants. So, how many kinds of Sushi have you ever had? Do you know when Japanese people tend to eat Sushi? This programme will introduce you Sushi from three different styles. Moreover, it is definite that you will be hungry after listening to this programme!