FENOMENA KEKKON IJU JOSEI DALAM MASYARAKAT JEPANG

This paper is focus on the phenomenon of Kekkon Iju Josei in rural areas that represented by Tohoku prefecture and Niigata prefecture, Japan. This research is a qualitative research that describe the result of research was applied by analysis descriptive research. This paper aim to give an understanding of the background the increase of kekkon iju josei in rural societies in Japan. The results of analysis indicate several things, the first that the phenomenon of kekkon josei iju is arrange married and conducted for the purpose to increase number of people in rural areas in Japan. Second, that kekkon iju josei is motivated by the initiative and cooperation of local governments in the prefecture with the local authorities in the destination country, and matchmaking to facilitate and bring foreign women to married with men in rural areas in Tohoku and Niigata prefecture. Thirdly, that the majority of these immigrant women from the Philippines, China, Thailand and Korea. This is affected because there was an impression, interests and image Japan as a developing and rich countries from foreign womens which encourage them to come get married, work and settled in Japan. This is done so that they could have a better life than in their home country

JAPANESE AND INDONESIAN EXPRESSIONS OF HOSPITALITY AT HOTEL

The research discusses Japanese and Indonesian expressions of hospitality at hotels. It is necessary to know how to use Japanese and Indonesian expressions in hospitality, how to welcome guests in time of check-in check out in Japanese and Indonesian. The students can better understand their use when working in Japanese hotels. In addition, this research can provide knowledge to the students when participating in Japanese language professional certification competencies. The method used in this research is the descriptive qualitative method and the research aims to find a systematic, factual, and accurate pictures of the use of expressions in Japanese and Indonesian in the scope of hospitality at hotels; for welcoming hotel guests:  Asisatsu no hyogen and Yobikake no hyogen,  for serving guests check-in; Aisatsu no Hyogen, Irai no Hyogen, and Gimon no Hyogen and Aisatsu no Hyogen, for serving guests check-out. There is a slight difference between the expressions used in Japanese and Indonesian. In Japanese, they use Hantei Youkyuu no Hyougen to welcome guests to a hotel, but in Indonesian such expressions are not used. In Indonesian, the expression Hantei Youkyuu no Hyougen when serving guests to check-in is not used in Indonesian version

Overcoming local human resources barriers in tourism industry : Case study on West Nusa Tenggara Indonesia

Tourism industry in Indonesia is hindered by barriers in its development. There are internal barriers (denial from immigrant, old tradition) and also external barriers (new skill, Covid-19 pandemic) that affect its governance. All of them stem from human resources problems that should be overcome immediately. Using funding from the Ministry of Tourism, this research aims to address said barriers and overcome human resources problems in the tourism industry, especially in Nusa Tenggara Barat. The researchers who are based in Tourism Polytechnic Lombok seek the answers from vocational higher education overview. The answers are gathered by summarizing from the Focus Group Discussion process and also benchmarking with another tourism polytechnic in Indonesia. The results are as follows: (1) NTB, as a unique combination of the tourism industry, has big potential and upcoming modern destination (Mandalika) which should become better in the future, (2) Internal barriers factor can be overcome by optimizing local human resources, (3) In problem-solving of external barrier factor, Tourism Polytechnic should also provide IT skills to support e-tourism implementation, and (4) Human resources problem in the tourism industry has a root cause in early vocational higher education which holds important factors in overcoming the problems