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

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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Naosuke Heya (部谷 直亮) (March 8, 2017). "自衛隊よ、武士道に入れあげていると破滅するぞ (Self-Defense Forces, if you put it in Bushido, it will be ruined)". Archived from the original on May 29, 2019.

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a b c d e f g Dodd, Simon Alexander; Brown, David (25 June 2016). "Kata – The true essence of Budo martial arts?". Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas. 11 (1): 32–47. doi: 10.18002/rama.v11i1.3693. Meirion and Susie Harries, Soldiers of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army p 7 ISBN 0-394-56935-0 Other notable people who use bushido in life are for example: former ROC president Lee Teng-hui (1923–2020). [29] The term, bushido, came into common international usage with the 1899 publication of Nitobe Inazō's Bushido: The Soul of Japan which was read by many influential western people. [15] In Bushido (1899), Nitobe wrote:

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The worst of these medieval Japanese warriors were little better than street thugs; the best were fiercely loyal to their masters and true to the unwritten code of chivalrous behavior known today as Bushido (usually translated as “Precepts of Knighthood” or “Way of the Warrior”). Virtuous or villainous, the samurai emerged as the colorful central figures of Japanese history: a romantic archetype akin to Europe’s medieval knights or the American cowboy of the Wild West. But the samurai changed dramatically after Hideyoshi pacified Japan. With civil society at peace, their role as professional fighters disappeared, and they became less preoccupied with martial training and more concerned with spiritual development, teaching, and the arts. By 1867, when the public wearing of swords was outlawed and the warrior class was abolished, they had evolved into what Hideyoshi had envisioned nearly three centuries earlier: swordless samurai. The Bushido Code

The Knights of Bushido: A History of Japanese War Crimes

Mikiso Hane Modern Japan: A Historical Survey, Third Edition Westview Press (January 2001) ISBN 0-8133-3756-9 Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai The Story of Japan's Great Warriors. London. Prc Publishing Ltd, 2004. Print. pg. 231. Lord Russell of Liverpool died in April 1981, a few days short of his 86th birthday, and was succeeded to the barony by his grandson Simon Russell, as his only son Captain the Hon. Langley Gordon Haslingden Russell had predeceased him. 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] Master swordsman Miyamoto Musashi's life exemplifies bushido. [26] Musashi (1584–1645) wrote The Book of Five Rings (Gorin no Sho) around 1643. [26] It consists of five volumes (Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Void). The Book of Earth describes the general framework of bushidō. [26] For example: apply skills in any situation, always carry two swords, learn how to effectively use the lance, naginata, bow and arrow, and guns. A daimyo should know the strength of his troops and how to properly deploy them. Devote yourself to training to master a way, avoid evil acts and thoughts, broaden perspectives with arts and knowledge about different professions, make objective judgments etc. [26]a b c d e f Huang Tzu-ti (August 6, 2020). "Tokyo governor tearful when paying respects to late Taiwan president". Taiwan News. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. a b Lee Teng-hui (April 6, 2006). 「武士道」解題〔小学館文庫〕: ノーブレス・オブリージュとは ("Bushidō" kaidai: nōburesu oburīju to wa). Shogakukan (小学館). ASIN 4094057927. When warriors say that they will perform an action, it is as good as done. Nothing will stop them from completing what they say they will do. They do not have to 'give their word'. They do not have to 'promise'. Speaking and doing are the same action.