Why BUSHIDO is the root of all social problems in Japan The TRUTH of Japan, samurai code revealed
Ive read one of the most shocking and enlightening books in my life let me share with you what Ive learned If you study about samurai culture and history, you d most certainly come across 武士道 Bushido, the way of the warriors. Im sure you know about it as the samurai code that made the samurai stronger and bolder, and there are many movies, video games, and music that praise it as something great. what if I told you that cherishing Bushido might be ruining Japan I was very shocked to read this book, 日本人という嘘 (The lie of Japanese people) written by a social psychologist professor Yamagishi Toshio, where he explains that Japan must discard Bushido right away if we want to have a brighter future. So today, I would love to share with you what Ive learned from this book, and also my opinions as a Japanese man studying multiple traditional cultures, by summarizing the content into 3 sections. 1. Japan is a strange groupism (collectivist) society 2. Bushido is the virtue of a groupism (co
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