Japanese Politics

〔転売屋は社会に役立つ〕ヤク中、ダフ屋、売春婦、悪徳警官……「不道徳」な人々を憎悪し、袋叩きにする現代社会。

Euphemistically labeled as the "Water Supply and Prophylaxis Administration" and "HippoEpizootic Administration" of the Imperial Japanese Army, Unit 731 and Unit 100, as well as their subsidiary branches, performed human experimentation on the innocents under the leadership of Dr. Ishii Shiro. Although the exact number of victims is unclear since the Japanese destroyed most of the evidence at the end of the war, but it ranged from 3,000-250,000 innocent men, women, and children.

『アウトプット大全』『ストレスフリー超大全のベストセラー著者、渾身の集大成!これは「幸福論」ではなく、初めての「幸福の実用書」です。

The author at 16 years old was evacuated with her family to an internment camp for Japanese Americans, along with 110,000 other people of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast. She faced an indefinite sentence behind barbed wire in crowded, primitive camps. She struggled for survival and dignity, and endured psychological scarring that has lasted a lifetime. This memoir is told from the heart and mind of a woman now nearly eighty years old who experienced the challenges and wounds of her internment at a crucial point in her development as a young adult.

The Japanese wisdom of chowa (pronounced like power) offers a fresh approach to being, showing us how to create space and symmetry at work, at home, and in our relationships. Chowa is an ancient philosophy and set of practices that enable us to discover what matters most in our individual lives, and help us transform our way of thinking about ourselves and others.

Japanese mythology offers a fascinating lens from which to gaze upon the natural world. Through tales of heroic samurai, creepy vengeful ghosts, and deities that wield the mighty powers of nature, these stories and mythical figures emphasize the importance of humans living harmoniously with their surroundings. It is often said that in order to understand a country’s culture and history, one needs to simply look at the stories they tell about the world around them.

The Book of Tea (1906) by Okakura Kakuzō is a long essay which examines the role of chadō (Teaism) in the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life. The author explains Teaism as “a philosophy founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence”. Originally written in English for a western audience, the essay deals with the spiritual traditions of Zen and Taoism, as well as the secular side of tea in Japanese life.

大谷翔平選手の愛読書『運命を拓く』の教えが、簡単にわかる！――中村天風最高の教え「真理瞑想行」を初解説！好評既刊『中村天風　怒らない 恐れない 悲しまない』著者待望の新刊！

松下幸之助、稲盛和夫、そして大谷翔平――。成功者たちは、なぜ、中村天風に心酔するのか?中村天風は、人生を失敗させる要因として、3つの「消極精神」を挙げています。

Dive into the mystical world of ancient Japan and uncover its incredible deities, mythical creatures, and heroic tales, even if you're new to folklore! Are you fascinated by Japan's rich culture and history?Discover captivating tales of Shinto gods, Yōkai, and legendary heroes that shape Japan's cultural heritage.

Between 1942 and 1945, the U.S. government wrongfully imprisoned thousands of Japanese American citizens and profited from their labor. Japanese American Incarceration recasts the forced removal and incarceration of approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II as a history of prison labor and exploitation.

高等小学校卒ながら類まれな金銭感覚と人心掌握術を武器に年若くして政界の要職を歴任。ついには日本列島改造論を引っ提げて総理大臣にまで伸し上がった田中角栄。「今太閤」「庶民宰相」と称され、国民の絶大な支持を得た男の知られざる素顔とは？　田中の金権政治を批判する急先鋒であった著者が、万感の思いを込めて描く希代の政治家の生涯。

還暦で世界初のインターネット生保（ライフネット生命）を起業し古希で日本初の学長国際公募により立命館アジア太平洋大学（APU）学長に就任した“稀代の読書家”が古代ギリシャから現代まで100点以上

国家、貨幣、企業……虚構が他人との協力を可能にし、文明をもたらした！

池上解説で日本と世界の先を読む！パレスチナ武装勢力とイスラエルが武力衝突。中東情勢をめぐり、各国の立場の違いが表面化。

『孫子』13篇は，中国最古のすぐれた兵書である．しかし，そこに記された戦略・戦術の論議における深遠な洞察は，ひろく人生全般の問題に適用しうるものである．

禅僧にして、大学教授、庭園デザイナーとしても活躍する著者がやさしく語りかける「人生のコツ」。
◎悩むより動く──そのほうが物事は絶対うまくいく
◎人と比べない──“妄想”の９割はこれで消える
◎前向きに受け取る──幸せかどうかは、あなたが決める
◎「お先にどうぞ」──求めない、あせらない、こだわらない
◎「朝」を大切にする──心に余裕をつくる最善の方法
◎余計なことを調べない──情報の“暴飲暴食”はやめる
◎「競争」から離れてみる──禅的「不安の遠ざけ方」

余計な不安や悩みを抱えないように、他人の価値観に振り回されないように、無駄なものをそぎ落とし、限りなくシンプルに生きる。
――そんな生き方を指南してくれる、48の禅の教えを紹介。

「自分が機嫌よくいられる場所」を見つけよう「最悪の時代」を生き抜くためのウチダ流哲学

私たちはどこにいるのか。そして、どう生きるべきか――。

From a European-Western perspective, much of what is related to the state of Japan, including its history and culture and the people who live there, seems not only foreign, but also in some ways inaccessible and incomprehensible. Those who do not deal with it explicitly often have no connection to Japan at all. This, of course, is also true of Japanese mythology. In contrast to Greco-Roman or Nordic-Germanic mythology, the level of knowledge about it in the West is rather low.