Discussion on samurai and bushido as it pertains to modern Japan. Is bushido alive and well in the 21st century? used in undergraduate International Relations degree
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Japanese warrior bushido ( mike toney , michael toney )
1. THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR
MIKE TONEY , MICHAEL TONEY
Is Bushido alive and well in Japan?
2. OVERVIEW
Who were the Samurai?
What is / was bushido
What is a salaryman?
Who are the JSDF?
Who best exhibits bushido?
3. SAMURAI
Bushi in Japanese; saburau
“a(n) [armed] military retainer of a
Japanese daimyo practicing the
chivalric code of bushido" – civil
servants
Their armor and the katana /
wakizashi
Started in 11th c. two warrior
houses, the Taira and Minamoto
11c. – 1873: only military force in
Japan
Abolished in 1873 during Meiji pd.
4. BUSHIDO
Literally “way of the warrior.”
Rectitude (義 gi)
Courage (勇氣 yūki)
Benevolence (仁 jin) / Care for the aged (悌
tei)
Respect (禮 rei)
Honesty (誠 makoto)
Honor (名誉 meiyo)
Loyalty (忠義 chūgi)
5. THE SALARYMAN
Post WW II – 1990 archetype of
masculinity
“Company warrior” Keisha Senshi
Sacrifice health, family life; tied to
the company, not clan
Regain energy drink: “can you fight
for 24 hours?”
Suicide not sepukku
6. JAPANESE SELF-DEFENSE FORCES
Est. 1954
Technically civilians…
"the Self-Defense Group Members”
an extension of the police, created
solely to ensure national security
Self-sacrificing
76% favorable
Freedom from anonimity and
boredom
So “masculine” even a woman can
do it!
Less-prestigious?
Is joining giving up “individuality?”
(Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, 1987)
, (Storry, 1978: 21-22). This clash of powerful warlords was known as the Heiji rebellion. Taira won and was called to be an imperial advisor. Eventually, he collected so much power that the emperor was relegated to a figurehead and the first Samurai government was installed.
1180-1185, Minamoto wins the Gempei war and establishes the Kamakura bafuku; tent government in Kamakura = first shogunate = more power than aristocracy.
Their armor was leather and lacquer (to waterproof). Later in the Heian pd, scales were adopted.
Rectitude means that a person’s actions are justified and pleasing to God
Courage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation
Benevolence or Charity is voluntary giving of help to those in need who are not related to the giver
Respect is a positive feeling of esteem or deference for a person or other entity (such as a nation or a religion), and also specific actions and conduct representative of that esteem
Honesty is synonomous with truthfulness and morality in conduct
Honor is action measured against conscience, not society at large (Wordsworth)
Unflinching loyalty to ones Daimyo
those in uniform are classified as special civil servants. Attrition is high. Recruited from rural prefectures.
The English terms of Army, Navy and Airforce are not used
4.2 percent female
Rectitude: pleasing to god; who defines that?
Courage: no duh!
Benevolence: I think its Soldier because he’s selflessly giving.
Honesty and dishonesty are found in every aspect of life.
Honor in death as well as life goes back to benevolence.
Loyalty is prized amongst all Japanese.