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新着!!
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.