The Unique Communication Pattern of Japanese and Indonesian Families Shaping Specific Character to their Children

The character-building system in Japan has become a role model Indonesia. initiators of education policies Indonesia are intensively promoting character building as solution to the decline quality human resources. Character and carried out by nuclear family at home. This study maps differences communication patterns Indonesian Japanese parents teaching their children. Parents productive age 17-50 years were used respondents, had junior high school postgraduate education, children aged 0-15 years. Questionnaires distributed using google forms people Indonesians It was found that value hard work families stems from desire avoid uncertainty parents’ pragmatic thinking. In families, avoiding teaches spirit enthusiasm. Hofstede's cultural dimensions cannot explain source togetherness well work, responsibility families.