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Deconstruction posited that all texts are unstable and irreducibly complex and that ever variable meanings are imputed by readers and observers.
Michiko Kakutani • The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
Thus, they argued, Japan’s bloc of Greater East Asia—Japan, Manchuria, and China (soon to be called the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere [Daitōa kyōeiken],
Hiromi Mizuno • Science for the Empire: Scientific Nationalism in Modern Japan
I would argue that the high standard for congruence among Japanese establishments plays a similar role in improving the quality of public life. Yes, tasteful establishments cater towards wealthier patrons, but they are key players in creating the city’s overall appeal, as most shop owners are working hard to provide “visual delight.” Japanese... See more
On Taste and Congruence
“Closing a company or selling it is also considered something of a failure and shame in Japan, and this feeling goes back centuries. So these cultural issues also seem to encourage families to keep firms going,” he says. “Japanese society, and the economy, is not as flexible as the US, and so Japan does not generate big new firms so easily. The... See more
bbc.com • Why So Many of the World’s Oldest Companies Are in Japan
The Jarre was decorated in a dated, nameless style from the previous century, an uneasy blend of Japanese traditional and pale Milanese plastics, but everything seemed to wear a subtle film, as though the bad nerves of a million customers had somehow attacked the mirrors and the once glossy plastics, leaving each surface fogged with something that
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Okinawans refer to purpose as ikigai
Ben Greenfield • Boundless
However, once one is released from the schema of competition, the need to triumph over someone disappears. One is also released from the fear that says, Maybe I will lose. And one becomes able to celebrate other people’s happiness with all one’s heart. One may become able to contribute actively to other people’s happiness. The person who always has
... See moreIchiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga • The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
I was more interested in having finished it than in whether or not it would ever see the light of day.
Haruki Murakami • What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Shodo: The Quiet Art of Japanese Zen Calligraphy, Learn the Wisdom of Zen Through Traditional Brush Painting
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