4. Wa is Hybrid of traditional spirit/philosophy/religion/moral Wa 和 Buddhism Lao Tzu’s Tao Traditional Animism “ Wa” appeared in the first article of Constitution enacted in A.D.604. by Shotoku-Taishi.
5. “ Wa” includes many concepts Connection, Relationship, Friendship, Tie, Pacifism, Harmony, Humanism, Principle, Faith Moral, Fusion, Hybrid, Merge, Community, People live together, People live with nature (animism), Japan itself Wa 和
6. historical difficulty 1868 1905 1945 1989 Prosperity Meiji Revolution Japan- Russia War End of WW2 Peak of Economic bubble
7. historical difficulty 1868 1905 1945 1989 2011 Prosperity Meiji Revolution Peak of Economic bubble 3.11 ? Japan- Russia War End of WW2
9. Paradigm shift triggered in the last decade 9.11.2001 Terrorist attacks 9.15.2008 Lehman Shock 11.29.2010 Wikileaks Shock 3.11.2011 The Earthquake and Tsunami Official U.S. Navy Imagery Paul Keller
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13. Not compete Not riot Not rob But stay calm Act with humility Help each other On 3.11, the world saw Japanese
14. Japanese behaviors are based on Connection, Relationship, Friendship, Tie, Pacifism, Harmony, Humanism, Principle, Faith Moral, Fusion, Hybrid, Merge, Community, People live together, People live with nature (animism), Japan itself Wa 和
16. Here are responses from the world Courtesy to MOFA Japan, http://www.flickr.com/photos/mofaj_tohoku/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License.
I would like to promote Japanese concept “Wa” to the world as well as I would like Japanese audience today to add this philosophy into your slide when you make presentation to the world.
I would like to promote Japanese concept “Wa” to the world as well as I would like Japanese audience today to add this philosophy into your slide when you make presentation to the world.
Japan is facing on historical difficulties. Those will be big turning points 1868 Meiji Revolution Feudal society to Centralized government 1945 the End of World War II Imperialism to Democracy, Capitalism 2011 The Earthquake Capitalism to Humanism
Japan is facing on historical difficulties. Those will be big turning points 1868 Meiji Revolution Feudal society to Centralized government 1945 the End of World War II Imperialism to Democracy, Capitalism 2011 The Earthquake Capitalism to Humanism
This is not a miracle but a common sense for Japanese.