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The purpose of this study was to compare Korean university students with Japanese counterparts in terms of their intercultural communicative competence, their English learning motivation, and their use of English media. For the study, 89 Korean and 70 Japanese college students participated in a survey specifically to find out similarities and differences regarding the above factors, which have been shown to be related to each other in their overall intercultural communication. Besides, the study sought to explore whether variables such as the participants’ majors, English proficiency, and experiences living in different countries would have any effects on the four factors measured in the questionnaire. Based on the statistical analyses, Korean college students showed a higher intercultural communicative competence, and learning motivation than those of their Japanese counterparts. Based on the findings, pedagogical implications are discussed.