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AP Japanese Unit 6 Essay Prompts

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AP Japanese Unit 6 Essay Prompts

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025
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Possible Prompts

Its important to practice the FRQ portion, here are some sample prompts!

For more detailed information about the different FRQ's of the exam, read the AP Japanese Exam Format guide (coming soon).

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Write an article in which you compare and contrast Japanese recycling and the Japanese waste management system.

Present your own view or perspective on Japanese environmental challenges. Discuss at least FIVE aspects or examples of Japanese environmental challenges. (Sample Answer Below)

On the exam, this would be a spoken response.

Introduction:

ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€็งใฎๅๅ‰ใฏ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใงใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ็’ฐๅขƒๅ•้กŒใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

Five aspects/examples:

ใพใšใฏๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ็‹ญใ„้“่ทฏใงใ™ใ€‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๅœŸๅœฐใฏ็‹ญใ„ๅ‰ฒใซไบบๅฃใŒๅคšใ„ใฎใง็‰นใซ้ƒฝๅธ‚้ƒจใงใฏ้“่ทฏใŒ็‹ญใใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

้“่ทฏใŒ็‹ญใ„ใฎใง่ปŠใŒ่‡ช็”ฑใซ้€šใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใ‚‚ใ—่ปŠใŒๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆใใŸใ‚‰ใ€ไธ€ๅฐใŒๅพŒใ‚ใซไธ‹ใŒใ‚‰ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ไบ‹ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ๆธ‹ๆปžใŒๅคšใใ€่ปŠใ‚ˆใ‚Š่‡ช่ปข่ปŠใง้€šๅ‹คใ—ใŸๆ–นใŒ่‰ฏใ„ๅ ดๅˆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

ๆฌกใฎ็’ฐๅขƒๅ•้กŒใฏใ‚ดใƒŸใฎ้‡ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ดใƒŸใ‚’ๅŸ‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ๆ‰€ใŒใ‚ใพใ‚Šใชใ„ใฎใงใ€ใ‚ดใƒŸใ‚’็‡ƒใ‚„ใ™ใ“ใจใซใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ“ใ‚Œใฏๅปƒๆฃ„ๆฑšๆŸ“ใซใคใชใŒใ‚‹ใฎใง็’ฐๅขƒใซใฏ่‰ฏใใชใ„ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚

ๆ—ฅๆœฌใงใฏใ‚ดใƒŸใ‚’ๆจใฆใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใ‚„ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใ™ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใฏใใกใ‚“ใจๅˆ†้กžใ—ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ไพ‹ใˆใฐใ€ใ‚ดใƒŸใ‚’ๆจใฆใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใฏ็‡ƒใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ดใƒŸใจ็‡ƒใˆใชใ„ใ‚ดใƒŸใซๅˆ†ใ‘ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใ™ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใฏๅŒใ˜ใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚นใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏใซ่ฆ‹ใˆใฆใ‚‚้•ใ†ๅ ดๅˆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ไธ‹ใซใคใ„ใฆใ‚‹ใƒ—ใƒฉใฎใƒžใƒผใ‚ฏใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆฐ—ใ‚’ใคใ‘ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

ๆœ€ๅพŒใซใ€ๅœฐ้œ‡ใ‚„ๆดฅๆณขใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌใงใฏๅœฐ้œ‡ใŒใ‚ˆใใŠใใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒ“ใƒซใ‚„ๅฎถใŒๅดฉใ‚Œใ‚‹ใŠใใ‚ŒใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใง่€้œ‡ใฎใŸใ‚ใฎๅทฅๅคซใŒใ—ใฆใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใพใŸๅœฐ้œ‡ใฎๅพŒใซๆดฅๆณขใŒใŠใใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใงใฏๆฑๆ—ฅๆœฌๅคง้œ‡็ฝใจ่จ€ใ†ๅคง่ฆๆจกใชๅœฐ้œ‡ใŒใŠใใฆๅคง็ฝๅฎณใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

My own perspective:

็งใฏๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ็’ฐๅขƒๅ•้กŒใฏๅคงๅค‰ใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚่‡ช็„ถใงใŠใใ‚‹ๅ•้กŒใฏไป•ๆ–นใŒใชใ„ใฎใงใฉใ†ใซใ‹ๅทฅๅคซใ‚’ใ—ใฆ่ขซๅฎณใŒๅฐ‘ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ไธ€็•ชใฎ็›ฎ็š„ใฏใฟใ‚“ใชใŒๅฎ‰ๅ…จใงใ„ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚

Conclusion:

ใพใจใ‚ใซใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ็’ฐๅขƒๅ•้กŒใฏใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ดใƒŸใฎๅ•้กŒใ€ๅœฐ้œ‡ใ‚„ๆดฅๆณขใฎๅ•้กŒใชใฉใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒใฟใ‚“ใชไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝ้ ‘ๅผตใฃใฆๅฐ‘ใ—ใงใ‚‚ใ‚‚ใฃใจๅฎ‰ๅ…จใชๅ›ฝใซใงใใ‚Œใฐ่‰ฏใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ”ๆธ…่ดใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Remember this is only an example and answers can vary!

Present your own view or perspective on Japanese international relations. Discuss at least FIVE aspects or examples of Japanese international relations.