In this four minute excerpt, The Honorable James Hunt, Former Governor of North Carolina and one of the leading advocates for teaching about Asia in American schools, makes a strong, practical case for including Japan in the American curriculum. This talk was delivered at Japan Society on August 24, 2007 as part of a forum exploring teaching about Japan in American schools.  Click here for more excerpts from Governor Hunt's talk.  Click here for excerpts from the talk delivered at this forum by Susan Fuhrman, President of Teacher's College, Columbia University regarding these issues.