Characteristics of a Few Japanese Regions
Hokkaido: Farthest Island North. Used to be sparsely populated by Ainu but in the last 100 years, the Government has developed the area so that people from around Japan have migrated there. Hence, Hokkaido has a mixed population with a very young culture but all the areas have Ainu names. The girls are famous for […]
History of Meat Eating in Japan
This is another topic where people are trying to rewrite the history of Japan. The Wiki states Yakiniku was introduced by Koreans to Japan, Totally not true. I tried to change the Wiki but someone has a spambot like a thing that re-uploads his document every hour. The Wiki is a propaganda billboard for keyboard […]
Are Japanese Humble? Superior? Peaceful? Violent?
The environment that shaped the Japanese people. There are many contradictory views on Japanese people. Many see us as Kind and peaceful while some see us as violent and cruel. Some see us as humble; some see us as arrogant. I think we are all of these things at the same time. I will try […]
From Ashes to Oil to Ships to Modern Japan.
Here is a little story that is at the core of Japanese economic recovery after WW2 but it is little known, even in Japan. After the war. Japan was heavily in debt and most industries were still in shambles. The government was working on a stimulus project but it wasn’t easy. Japan needed petroleum but […]
The origin of Sushi: As I understand it.
There are too many people interested in marketing their version of Japanese history that common Japanese knowledge gets lost in the propaganda. One high profile case is sushi since its well knew around the world, people are trying to link Sushi as originating from their country. So here is what I know: Sushi actually has […]
Japan Fears No One
I’ve already explained why Japan fears no human group in the blog thread. Here I’ll show how this manifested itself through history. The first case is in 600AD when Japan tried to help Baekje take back their country from the Silla and Tang Dynasty. The outcome was a failure but, Think about it, Japan sends […]
Why so Many Japanese Girls Have Bangs?
The stereotypical Hairstyle for Japanese girls is front bangs. The majority of girls have the foreheads hidden by a curtain of hair. (Popular Idols from the group Nogizaka 48) Oddly, it wasn’t always like this. In fact, Before the 60s Japanese women generally showed their foreheads. (Japanese girls, 1953, wearing old-style sailor school uniforms.) The […]
Japanese Hate Smell and dirt
It could be because it’s very humid which tends to heighten bad odors or cultural development but, the Japanese can’t stand the bad smell and dirty things. For example, when girls were asked which they prefer – a handsome guy with bad hygiene or an ugly guy with good hygiene, they all picked good hygiene. […]
Japanese Holidays & Special Days
Today, some of the biggest of Japan’s special days are imported from the West. These holidays have developed a Japanese spin to them sometimes losing sight of the original intentions. Not to say Japan doesn’t have traditional holidays – most holidays are Japanese – but these western ones have become very prominent these days. Christmas […]
What Japanese like about Americans
AS far as looks go, the Japanese do not find whites particularly attractive, especially the women. Generally Japanese are soft looking while westerners are harsh looking. On a guy, harsh doesn’t stand out so much as it does on a girl so white guys are more accepted than white girls. What people misinterpret a lot […]