I want everyone around the world to see this.
A certain designer said:
“A fusion of kimono and traditional West African clothing. The kimono industry should look toward the global market.”
I believe this is completely wrong.
Japanese kimono have a unique aesthetic that values harmony with nature and the four seasons. I believe that delicate colors and patterns, as well as understated beauty, reflect the sense of beauty that Japanese people have long cherished.
I hold traditional conservative views, so I do not like the idea of incorporating colors and patterns from other cultures into Japanese kimono at all.
Do you find this kimono beautiful?
De toute façon les japonais, même l'alphabet que vous utilisez pour m'insulter, ça aussi vous l'avez pris aux chinois, voilà maintenant fâchez-vous, votre égo fragile là !
Japan makes me think about something we don't talk about enough. You can live in a country where people bow to show respect, yet some people still feel unwelcome because of their skin color or where they come from.
Clean streets, good manners, and advanced technology are impressive, but none of them proves that people are kind.
And before anyone says this is Japan hate, it isn't. It's a fair question: If a society is famous for respect, shouldn't that respect also reach people who are different?
I'd genuinely like to hear what Japanese people think about this.
There is a big difference between respecting someone and simply being polite to them. Someone can bow when they greet you and still believe you do not belong. That is why good manners alone cannot tell us how kind a society really is. The real test is how people treat those who are different from them.
Maybe the biggest mistake was believing that being disciplined makes people morally better. You can follow every rule, keep your country clean, and still look down on someone because of their skin color or where they come from. So here is my question: Can we really call a society respectful if that respect does not reach everyone?
The Japanese value their art so little that they’d rather it be essentially shelved forever than let it be experienced by more people even through illegitimate means. This is such a servile and pathetic attitude.
"Why not just give up?" Is such an insane thing to hear from Japanese people about piracy considering how much "Never giving up" is promoted in their own fiction.
Like I'm genuinely curious do they just read their stories and not take any of the lessons to heart? Do they not learn any of the lessons their own stories try to teach and apply them in real life?
It really feels like a lot of them view their own works as media to be consumed and discarded rather than something you can grow from.