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japan 内の spartan2600 によるリンク Emperor Akihito turns 82, pays tribute to WWII victims and people living with its legacy

[–]DisappearingWords 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

That definitely vibes with how I've seen people handle him. Not fear or discomfort with using or hearing his name, but just a sense that it's not the right way to do it. I mean, again, I'm just throwing my experience out there. I'm sure it's not representative of all Japanese people, and definitely not representative of people who know the protocol.

japan 内の spartan2600 によるリンク Emperor Akihito turns 82, pays tribute to WWII victims and people living with its legacy

[–]DisappearingWords 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

The news report I read quoted him as saying something along the lines of, "It's horrible that Palau is still fucked up because of our actions," which is much more sincere and meaningful than any apology any prime minister has made - he made it very clear that the actions of his nation hurt others, and he spends time thinking about that. That it means something to him personally. That means a lot to me, to hear him say that. I see a lot of people on TV talking about how awful the war was for Japanese people - I think he's the only one I've seen talk publicly about how awful Japan's war was for everyone else. I don't understand why he doesn't get out more, because he should really be the face of Japan.

Just superficially, I'm a big fan of the emperor, and I honestly want to see more of him on TV. 99% of the "talents" on TV are worthless human beings, but I'd watch the fuck out of Emperor Akihito running a Zero En Shokudo.

Like, seriously, though - I'd pay to watch a show that's just the emperor walking around town, eating random things, talking to people, and just being himself. That would be amazing.

But, seriously, imagine him walking into a shop and asking if they have stuff he can have - and they just pile him up with product, and he's just standing there, smiling. And he goes to the truck, and he whips up a batch of Emperor Stew, and goes out handing the stew out to his subjects. Literally serving his people. With the biggest grin on his face. Seriously, I want nothing more than this TV show.

japan 内の spartan2600 によるリンク Emperor Akihito turns 82, pays tribute to WWII victims and people living with its legacy

[–]DisappearingWords 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I actually had this conversation on Wednesday with coworkers (yep, had work), and they had no qualms with using both his names.

There was a bit of a generation gap - staff over the age of 50 seemed to know both his names, the staff in their 30's didn't. They actually seemed more comfortable calling him "Heisei," and my boss seemed to be implying that I should call him that over "Akihito."

I've been told that using his name is generally taboo, but I've yet to meet anyone who responds to it or treats it as taboo - just something they don't know.

I mean, marijuana is a taboo topic, and you'll get a rise out of people if you mention it. Talking about the emperor - I don't know. I've never seen any change in tone or demeanor in anyone.

You sound like you know the actual, official rules - and I'm sure that there is a long list of official rules written down - but, I mean, I don't personally see any sign that anyone knows or cares about them.

japan 内の ivdad によるリンク Is Tokyo killing the rest of Japan? | The Japan Times

[–]DisappearingWords -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yet the only human right any of my senmon school students could name was the "right to education." That really pushed me over the edge from "oh, it's just culture" to "this is intentional propaganda."

I mean, what a propaganda victory, telling children whose parents took out multiple loans just so they could go to a decent high school, and went to multiple overpriced cram schools - what a propaganda victory for them to only be able to name "education" as a human right in a country where education is this massive divider between rich and poor.

japanlife 内の AutoModerator によるリンク Weekly Complaint Thread - 17 December 2015

[–]DisappearingWords 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Part of the reason is that the original definition of culture - you know, way back 200 years ago during the Meiji era when Japan was introduced to the concept - "culture" meant "high class arts and traditions."

By definition a discussion of "culture" (in Japan, according to the 200-year-old definition that they never grew out of) can only be a discussion about the amazing and beautiful things in Japan. It's also why you constantly hear circle jerks about Japanese culture, but very rarely hear much about culture from other countries. The underlying implication is that gaikoku doesn't have "culture."

Which is why you can't ever have a "Japanese culture" discussion about "pawahara" because it isn't Japanese "culture." Most people who are educated enough to emigrate to Japan have been exposed to the more modern definitions of "culture" and are fully aware that "pawahara" and blatant criminal behavior are essential aspects of Japanese culture, but the circlejerk on TV hasn't caught up to the 20th century yet.

japanlife 内の AutoModerator によるリンク Weekly Complaint Thread - 17 December 2015

[–]DisappearingWords 19ポイント20ポイント  (0子コメント)

A big part of the problem is that Japanese TV, Japanese textbooks, Japanese government are all constantly circlejerking about what is and isn’t “Japanese culture.”

The problem is that they are using an outdated definition of culture. They’re not aware that culture isn’t this monolithic, immutable tradition that they have to follow or else – but that culture is literally nothing more than the things you do every day. It’s descriptive, not proscriptive.

If you simply stopped doing saabisu zangyou, guess what? It stops being your culture. Obviously it’s not so simple to do, but it really is that simple: stop doing it and it’s not your culture anymore.

They hate it, but they aren’t aware that they are 100% in control of it.