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Originally Posted by Solace
No. We don't need a thread on it, as evident by the discussion as it has unfolded already.
Simply put - WW2 was a very long time ago. There's a "handful" of people who were alive when it happened, other than that it's a tragic event that happened in the history books. Just like no amount of apologizing has "redeemed" America for slavery, or Germany for its crimes, or numerous other countries for theirs, no amount of discussion on these forums will provide much fruit either.
Bad things happened. Instead of playing the blame game, accept what happened, work towards preventing it from happening again, and find some common ground with your neighbors to strengthen your bonds. You'll find that people really aren't that different once you get to know them a little bit.
So, lets get back to the topic of this thread, which is discussion about Japanese culture.
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So, the discussion wasn't about a part of japanese culture? Does this thread only exist to talk about Origami, japanese Festivals, Samurai or Martial Arts? Seriously, talking about this serious issue is an essential thing for me, because i want to understand japanese culture. I don't want to just consume parts of it and let the unpleasent things aside.
I want to know, WHY the japanese seem SO uneducated about the things we discussed here. Seriously, i find it higly disturbing, when i read, that japaneses seem to be "curious" about foreigners, as if they are from another planet. Why is it, that japan is so homogenous? Xenophobia is the perfect word, because i want to KNOW why they are so "shy" before foreigners, or why they seem to fear them??? Helloooo??? It's the 21st century, we live in a globalized world, how come that japan is still so isolated? (except the economy) What are the reasons?