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 Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:04 pm
I myself prefer the old days in Japan before the "westerners" came over but hats just me. I like the whole class system, and I like samurai's a lot. I think times were easier back then, until when more "western" influence came up and Japan started to change. For reference: more so recent that fits my thinking of the subject example:."The Last Samurai" movie.
Anyways, basically all I say is I liked Japan way back in the past.
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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:38 am
I like both. I think the Japanese have done a wonderful job of mixing the old with the new in their modern lifestyles. They take pride in their past and show it through their housing, temples and castles. They want to remember their past, so they take the time to restore it to how it use to be. I wouldn't mind having a time machine and visiting Japan when it was in the feudal ages, but I'm glad those times are over because now they've grown from it.
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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:21 pm
Know Faith I myself prefer the old days in Japan before the "westerners" came over but hats just me. I like the whole class system, and i like samurai's a lot. I think times were easier back then, until when more "western" influence came up and Japan started to change. For reference: more so recent that fits my thinking of the subject example:."The Last Samurai" movie. Anyways, basically all i say is I liked Japan way back in the past. And have you been there?
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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:24 pm
Wouldn't the samurai aspect imply more danger, and more death? I think that globalisation did do a whole lot of good for Japan, and any other country for that matter. I know you're mainly thinking about certain aspects back then that were prevalent, but when I come across these sorts of questions, things like amenities and social conditions always come to my mind. I personally don't like the violence associated with the samurai in those ages. Despite what they are called, they are still soldiers in the end - and that's what I think people forget when they watch anime or read manga.
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:12 am
The Japanese find great pride with their past and ancestors. While Western Europe and America are goal oriented and as such future minded, the Japanese are more past minded. If that makes any sense.
I like both time periods. I also find Japanese, World War 2 history very interesting.
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:14 am
I find that both aspects of Japanese culture are fascinating. Japan would not be what it is today without her past. I would have to say that I appreciate both aspects of the country's life.
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:17 pm
Old Japan has caused stereotypes so I'm not particularly interested in it, but I will admit that the western influence has done one, terrible terrible thing which revolts me: The slaughtering of the okami (wolves). The wolves were precious to the Japanese, and they were already dying off as it was, and then when the western ranchers came over and the Japanese started buying cattle, the westerners advised them to kill all the wolves.
Which they succeeded in doing. There is no longer any species of Japan-native wolves left (although, cryptozoologists argue that there's a possibility of a very few still left)
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:11 pm
Kita Cloud I like both. I think the Japanese have done a wonderful job of mixing the old with the new in their modern lifestyles. They take pride in their past and show it through their housing, temples and castles. They want to remember their past, so they take the time to restore it to how it use to be. I wouldn't mind having a time machine and visiting Japan when it was in the feudal ages, but I'm glad those times are over because now they've grown from it.
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:36 pm
I think it depends. The shogunate seems really romantic, but most of us wouldn't've been samurai. The "feudal" system in Japan wasn't exactly easy for the lower castes. It was also extremely misogynistic.
Moreover, it was under the Tokugawa shogunate that the Ainu were all but wiped out, through systematic genocide.
As for the movie, "The Last Samurai," it took great liberties in portraying the Satsuma rebellion. Their motives (and methods) in fighting against the Emperor were no where near as pure as the movie portrayed.
All in all, I think I prefer modern Japan.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:02 pm
I would've love to live in Japanese during and before World War Two broke out... I read Memoirs of a Geisha. I'd love to be in Japan in that time. Yeah, yeah it would be tough but it can't be tougher than it is now. God the cost of living these days.
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:24 am
Depends on what part of the past you're talking about. Generally, though, I have to say I prefer the present. =D
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:48 pm
This is just a misconception of the past based on heroic ideas and stories. It's the same as some one wanting to live in the times of knights. A horrible time called the dark ages.
Even a slight study of Japanese history shows that during the time when the most samurai where employed was a horrible time of death. I believe that time period could very easily be compared to the dark ages of Europe in it's continuous fighting and death.
I've done living history for about 6 years doing different time periods in American history. Trust me the good old days were never that great.
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:10 pm
I find the Japanese's past intriguing just like the anicent histories of the Incas, Egyptians, and others. However, I also find it's present day culture just as interesting. The mystery of places unlike what you know can be entrancing. It doesn't mean I would like to live in these places it just means I'm interested in their histories and cultures.
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:29 pm
I love when Japan was once Nippon.. when everything was young and the whole country spawning from China. It was a sad time though.. I'm neutral on this. xD
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:16 pm
Gaheris I think it depends. The shogunate seems really romantic, but most of us wouldn't've been samurai. The "feudal" system in Japan wasn't exactly easy for the lower castes. It was also extremely misogynistic. Moreover, it was under the Tokugawa shogunate that the Ainu were all but wiped out, through systematic genocide. As for the movie, "The Last Samurai," it took great liberties in portraying the Satsuma rebellion. Their motives (and methods) in fighting against the Emperor were no where near as pure as the movie portrayed. All in all, I think I prefer modern Japan. You just said everything I wanted to say when I saw this post in the menu. >.<
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