Food to thought. You may have to read between the lines a little, however, I find interesting the references to migration, anthropological, linquistic, and genetic studies, the house of Paekchae, racism, lineage, it's effect on budo etc. It hasn't stopped as of yet. Have to watch that mitochondral dna stuff. Makes it necessary to re-write or bujitsu history a tad.
see thread on "fresh air.", Search for a discussion on Eta and the people Hinin or Hinan. We may be getting closer to who the real people of the Shinobi are. IMOHO, they're still here. The migrations have not ceased.
http://www.bstkd.com/culturejap.htm
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The history of Japan is still poorly understood. Many Japanese still believe in the mythological origins of their people and island, and resist current anthropological, linguistic, and genetic studies which seem to demonstrating successive migrations from the Korean peninsula, taking place over two millennium. Some current research, for instance, suggests that the royal house of Paekchae, a Korean nation that succumbed during civil strife around 600 a.d., may have migrated to Japan, becoming the Japanese ruling family. DNA testing and linguistics seems to confirm a relationship. Similarly, little research is devoted to the displacement by these migrations of the Caucasian-appearing race that was indigenous to Japan, the Ainu, which still exists in northern Japan.
For the past 1500 years, Japan has experienced an extraordinary cultural development, promoted on the one hand by its island isolation, and on the other hand by the necessity of being an island nation with very limited natural resources.
Modern Japan has evolved from a distinctly feudal nation to a modern society in an extraordinarily short period of time. Many ancient traditions are, therefore, within modern memory and interpretation.
Japan's political role in the modern world has been controversial, at best, and represents the cultural extremes of the 20th century, from rampant, agressive militarism to a pacificism that has sometimes been criticized as indifferent.
The study of Japanese Budo, which is popular in the West, often fails to acknowledge the role of Budo in the modern Japanese tragedy leading to World War II, and the distorting and destructive effect that its philosophies can have on a culture and a people as a whole.
The uniqueness of Japanese language, culture, cuisine, religion, and manner of living has been of great interest over the past century, and the study of the various Japanese Budo and Bujitsu styles have permitted Westerners the excitement of actually participating in a direct way, in the study of Japanese culture, while permitting Japanese to engage in a meaningful active study of their own historical traditions and cultural attributes.
see thread on "fresh air.", Search for a discussion on Eta and the people Hinin or Hinan. We may be getting closer to who the real people of the Shinobi are. IMOHO, they're still here. The migrations have not ceased.
http://www.bstkd.com/culturejap.htm
Japanese Culture
Culture Links
The history of Japan is still poorly understood. Many Japanese still believe in the mythological origins of their people and island, and resist current anthropological, linguistic, and genetic studies which seem to demonstrating successive migrations from the Korean peninsula, taking place over two millennium. Some current research, for instance, suggests that the royal house of Paekchae, a Korean nation that succumbed during civil strife around 600 a.d., may have migrated to Japan, becoming the Japanese ruling family. DNA testing and linguistics seems to confirm a relationship. Similarly, little research is devoted to the displacement by these migrations of the Caucasian-appearing race that was indigenous to Japan, the Ainu, which still exists in northern Japan.
For the past 1500 years, Japan has experienced an extraordinary cultural development, promoted on the one hand by its island isolation, and on the other hand by the necessity of being an island nation with very limited natural resources.
Modern Japan has evolved from a distinctly feudal nation to a modern society in an extraordinarily short period of time. Many ancient traditions are, therefore, within modern memory and interpretation.
Japan's political role in the modern world has been controversial, at best, and represents the cultural extremes of the 20th century, from rampant, agressive militarism to a pacificism that has sometimes been criticized as indifferent.
The study of Japanese Budo, which is popular in the West, often fails to acknowledge the role of Budo in the modern Japanese tragedy leading to World War II, and the distorting and destructive effect that its philosophies can have on a culture and a people as a whole.
The uniqueness of Japanese language, culture, cuisine, religion, and manner of living has been of great interest over the past century, and the study of the various Japanese Budo and Bujitsu styles have permitted Westerners the excitement of actually participating in a direct way, in the study of Japanese culture, while permitting Japanese to engage in a meaningful active study of their own historical traditions and cultural attributes.