Abstract :
Communication and technology advances affect the access of various cultures Japan to Indonesia. Japan and
Indonesia mutual and in various aspects is increasing education aspect. Student from Japan arrival to Surabaya resulting
in cultural contacts, hence the process of intercultural communication adjustment or adaptation because of the cultural
are different. Differences of these cultural background cause some anxiety or uncertainty in the process of adjustment
and interaction with local host. This research is to know how the adjustment and adaptation process in intercultural
communication and the obstacles they are going to face by Japan student during in Surabaya. The theories used in this
research are anxiety and uncertainty manajement from William B Gudykunts and intercultural communication approach
through perception, verbal and nonverbal communication by Larry A Samovar, the analysis is using descriptive
qualitative method from field observation and described in the writting. The results show that there is anxiety or
uncertainty experienced by Japan students. In addition there are major obstacles experienced in adjusting themselves to
the local host by Japan student is the language. Eventually, there are some mutual respects of cultural differences and a
sense of empathy minimizes the conflict that possible to come up.
Keywords: Intercultural Communication, Self Adjustments, Anxiety Uncertainty