So far, for the past three days, I have analyzed and wrote about the reasons why the Japanese top cannot execute strong leadership. Many of you may ask why those are so strong? Has anyone attempted to change such regime? So far, none of those attempts has been successful. Why? I would like to highlight one, which seems probably to be the most convincing reason.
The Japanese education system and media have been on the super left-wing, the pressure of Jewish-American financial capitals that has dominated the world has also been so powerful, and the bureaucrats of Kasumigaseki have always been so against the efficiency and democracy. Those are what I highlighted.
However, these external factors have not been the main driver to create and stabilize the current domain. Based on these external factors, I think that the mindset, subliminal thoughts and nature of the Japanese people have impacted a lot to promote the current uncontrollable society.
The actual turmoil has always been our Japanese mindset: similarity oriented, or a sort of tort democracy.
This is the story of a comic in the “Big Comic Spirits magazine” I read it about 20 years ago. In a comic called “Jimihen” written by Tatsuya Nakazaki, I found an interesting story, which exactly represent the fundamental cause of Japan’s turmoil.
As long as I remember the context, I will explain it in my own words. The main plot was as follows:
A new chef comes to the kitchen in a hospital.
A senior chef tries to put the rice in the rice cooker without washing it.
New: “Well, wouldn’t it make the rice smelly?”
A senior cook respond” What did you say? If the rice get smelly, then so what? What wrong with that? Where do you think we are now? ”
New was very much overwhelmed and followed the senior.
Other seniors looked also like the same.
They put sugar in dishes instead of salt, leaving meals long time despite of its quality or taste.
The new chef said, “Well, if you do that, it will be cold when you eat it.”
The senior shut the new chef’s word by glaring him.
New changed his attitude and said ” But maybe I’m wrong… as we are here in hospital…”
New got used to follow the manual prevailing in the kitchen.
And this new cook will gradually get used to the environment.
“If you we cut ingredients different size of pieces, the meal would not tasty… but it’s okay … “
The story turns into the next scene: a woman sitting on the bed in the hospital, and a daughter and her husband sitting nearby.The husband and daughter tell the woman,
“How come you left meal today, don’t you want to cure yourself? ”
“Mom, you have to eat everything!”
The woman said
“Because … hospital meal is so bad….”
Many of Japanese have experienced this and,of course we don’t know actual reason behind it, funny enough, presumably, this kind of background we can assume.
It’s been nearly 20 years since I first read it, but I remember it so clearly. I think that the content was interesting, and the impact was strong.
The same thing happens in every scenes, especially three areas I highlighted: media& education, politics, and government officers.
In the field of education and media,
“But isn’t it too much of a self underestimate toward Japan? It’s better to highlight a bit more on Japan’s positive side …”If you say like that, you’ll be stared by the entire industry.
Among the officials of Kasumigaseki,
“But if the market fully opens in this way, Small, Middle Enterprises will grow up, too.” If you say like that, similar to the kitchen of this hospital, critics comes to you all at once. The official who want to reserve their after retainment position gets upset and punishes you “Why you want to minimize our future options in our career? “, then he will soon remove you from the decent career path.
“But if you introduce such securitization of real estate, it would benefit only the US / Jewish capitals with Japan’s tax revenue.” If you mention this point, again like this hospital, you would be clashed. Someone may tell you ” Hey, boy, do you know who we are? We are Japanese, the losers. In the cartoon Doraemon, our position is that of Nobita! Doraemon, the saver God, is not on our side! The Giant keeps Doraemon at his hand and doesn’t let it go, you know!
I’ve been living in Japan for 50 years since I was born as a Japanese, but at last, the Japan system might be something like this?
I think that if I continue researching and studying in a variety of ways, I will come up with a different perspective, but I share this with you because it is the most convincing view I can share
