Why Do Japanese People Say, “Put Yourself in the Other Person’s Place”? — Moving the Observation Point: A Cultural Pattern Found in Japanese Language and Classics
2026年8月20日
Why do Japanese people say, “Put yourself in the other person’s place”? Exploring Japanese language, classical literature, Yohaku, Wa, and Musubi, this essay reveals a cultural pattern of moving the observation point—from self to other, past to future, and Entity to Relation—and considers what it may offer for the civilization of the future.
When Silence Is Kindness: What Japanese Myth Teaches Us About Justice
2026年1月12日
What if justice is not about exposing guilt, but about protecting what must not be broken?
Through the Japanese myth of Ame-no-Wakahiko, this article explores a different moral logic where silence, song, and compassion preserve human bonds beyond verdicts and blame.