The Knights of Bushido: A Short History of Japanese War Crimes

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Onoda, Hiroo, No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War. Trans. Charles S. Terry. (New York, Kodansha International Ltd, 1974) ISBN 1-55750-663-9 Ideas of the samurai code formalized earlier samurai moral values and ethical code, most commonly stressing a combination of sincerity, frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, honour until death, [7] "bravery", and "loyalty to the samurai's lord." [8] The idea of a samurai code or codes was developed and refined centuries before the Edo period in the Kamakura period. [7]

The Knights of Bushido: A History of Japanese War Crimes

Be acutely honest throughout your dealings with all people. Believe in justice, not from other people, but from yourself. To the true warrior, all points of view are deeply considered regarding honesty, justice and integrity. Warriors make a full commitment to their decisions.Bushido affects myriad aspects in Japanese society and culture. In addition to impacts on military performance, media, entertainment, martial arts, medicine and social work, the bushido code has catalyzed corporate behavior. It is the mode of thought which historically structured the capitalist activity in the 20th century. Business relations, the close relationship between the individual and the group to which he or she belongs, the notions of trust, respect and harmony within the Japanese business world are based on bushido. Therefore, this is at the origin of the industrial harmony ( ja:労使協調) ideology of modern Japan. It allowed the country to become, with the Japanese economic miracle, the economic leader of Asia in the post-war years of the 1950-1960s. Crest An owl wings expanded Argent beaked and legged Or resting the dexter claw and estoile Azure. Escutcheon Per saltire Sable and Or in chief an estoile Argent two roses in fess Gules barbed and seeded Proper and in base a thistle leaved and slipped of the second. Supporters On either side an owl Argent beaked and legged Or gorged with a chaplet of roses Gules leaved Vert. Motto More Light [4] a b c d Kawakami, Tasuke (1952). "Bushidō in its Formative Period". The Annals of the Hitotsubashi Academy. 3 (1): 65–83. JSTOR 43751264. Since 2000, numerous general officers proclaimed the importance of bushido with lectures. [123] Bushido is useful for uniting troops with slogans such as "bravery" "discipline" and "honesty". [123] Takashi Araya is an author, martial artist and JGSDF veteran (1982–2008) who established the first special forces of the JSDF. [123] Araya wrote the 2015 book To those who Fight: Japan's Cause and Bushido. [124] He describes the essence of bushido which was created over a thousand years, and stresses the importance of training soldiers with bushido. [124] He argues the purpose of Japanese martial arts is not to kill other people, but to cleanse their evil spirits and open the way for coexistence and co-prosperity. [124] He says by training soldiers with bushido they can become the strongest fighting special forces. [124] He wants JSDF members to inherit bushido to be brave and live dignifiedly. [124] By using the action philosophy of bushido, they can become not only strong technologically, but also spiritually. [124] Opposition [ edit ]

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Representative and important figures: Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Katō Kiyomasa, Nabeshima Naoshige The appearance of bushido is linked to that of feudal Japan and the first shogun at the time of Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147–1199) in the 12th century. The own moral dimension bushido gradually appears in the warrior culture and landmark in stories and military treaties only from the 14th and 15th century. [47] Thus is noted a permanence of the modern representation of its antiquity in Japanese culture and its diffusion. Willmott, H.P. (1984). June 1944. Poole, United Kingdom: Blandford Press. p.213. ISBN 0-7137-1446-8. Bushidō ( 武士道) is a Japanese word that literally means "warrior way". It is first attested in the 1616 work Kōyō Gunkan ( 甲陽軍鑑), a military chronicle recording the exploits of the Takeda clan. [17] The term is a compound of bushi ( 武士, "warrior", literally 'military + man'), a Chinese-derived word first attested in Japanese in 712 with the on'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading), and dō ( 道, 'road, way'). [17] [18] [19] In modern usage, bushi is often used as a synonym for samurai; [17] [18] [19] however, historical sources make it clear that bushi and samurai were distinct concepts, with the former referring to soldiers or warriors and the latter referring instead to a kind of hereditary nobility. [20] [21]