我國高教自1990年代全面推動通識教育，部分學者主張通識教育是完成「人之覺醒」的教育，因此對培養才藝的操作性、實用性、常識性、休閒性課程及純粹語言教育是否為通識教育之一環持質疑態度。本文實證調查我國大學通識教育中與日本相關的課程所居之位置，結果得知：高教校院開授與日本相關之通識課程約佔所有通識課程的1%，比例上以私立一般大學校院開出的為多。課程性質以日本語文的最多，文學集中於一般體系之學校，僅一校開授日本哲學性質課程，私立技職未開授歷史性質課程。一般大學校院開授課程較多元，技職校院課程則偏實用化。

Higher education in Taiwan launched general education since 1990's. Some scholars intend general education is to complete ＂Human Awakens＂, hence doubting whether operating, practical, common sense, as well as leisure courses which nurture talent and language education should be parts of general education. This research studied the current status of Japan-related courses in general education of universities in Taiwan. Investigation revealed that Japan-related courses count on about 1% of all general education courses, while private universities have offered higher ratio of Japan-related courses than public universities. The contents of these courses are mostly Japanese language; with general universities offered most literature courses than universities of science and technology. Also, survey shows that only one university offers philosophical course of Japan and no universities of science and technology offer historical courses of Japan. Compared to the multivariate courses offered in general universities, courses in universities of science and technology are more practical in contents.