Suchergebnisse

Der Autor stellt zunächst den Gegensatz zwischen dem europäischen und japanischen Zugang zum Phänomen der Freizeit heraus, indem er Aussagen und Beurteilungen sowie persönliche Eindrücke über die tägliche, wöchentliche und jährliche Freizeit in Europa und Japan einander gegenüberstellt. Anschließend wird die japanische Freizeit aus japanozentrischer Sicht betrachtet. Einige häufig im Westen verwendete Freizeitbegriffe werden zum Abschluß auf ihre Anwendbarkeit auf Japan beleuchtet. (IAB)

Das traditionelle japanische Familiensystem wurde nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg durch legistische Reformen verändert. Die bis dahin durch die Gesetzgebung gestützte ideologische Basis entfiel. Die Gleichstellung der Kinder in der Erbfolge führte dazu, daß sich keines für die Versorgung der Eltern zuständig fühlte, was bisher Pflicht des Alleinerben war. Der wirtschaftliche Aufschwung der sechziger Jahre führte zu einer starken Landflucht jugendlicher Arbeitskräfte, sodaß der quantitative Anteil älterer Menschen an der Gesamtbevölkerung der ländlichen Gebiete sich sehr erhöhte. Damit wurde auch die Stellung der alten Menschen innerhalb der ländlichen Gesellschaft problematisch. Jugendlichkeit wurde aufgewertet und Schwierigkeiten der Beziehungen ergaben sich durch die Aufhebung der alten konfuzianistischen Werte mit der Hochschätzung des Vaters und damit auch des Alters. Sepp Linhart beschreibt außerdem Versuche zur Verbesserung der Lage der älteren Menschen und weist dabei auf zahlreiche Untersuchungen japanischer Soziologen hin. (MW)

Japan has always been fascinating for foreign observers. This volume will show, how its military has been perceived abroad and what image about the Japanese Army existed between 1853 and 1945 in the minds of those who read and heard stories from the Far East. When forcefully opened by a US mission in 1853, Japan was transformed by its ruling elites into a strong nation state, whose military and political forces wanted to avoid a colonization by foreign powers. Therefore, Japan's military capacities were of special interest and the army and navy were westernized very fast. Japanese soldiers became known as "Asia's Prussians," and were often described as "gallant enemies". This image, however, should rapidly change after the First World War. During the battles in China since 1937, and the Pacific since 1941, the Japanese soldiers were often referred to as "devils." This volume will take a closer look at the images of Japan's military abroad to show how these images were created, how they changed and what stimulated the differences with regard to the foreign perception of Japan and its military between 1853 and 1945

Japan has always been fascinating for foreign observers. This volume will show, how its military has been perceived abroad and what image about the Japanese Army existed between 1853 and 1945 in the minds of those who read and heard stories from the Far East. When forcefully opened by a US mission in 1853, Japan was transformed by its ruling elites into a strong nation state, whose military and political forces wanted to avoid a colonization by foreign powers. Therefore, Japan's military capacities were of special interest and the army and navy were westernized very fast. Japanese soldiers became known as 'Asia's Prussians', and were often described as 'gallant enemies'. This image, however, should rapidly change after the First World War. During the battles in China since 1937, and the Pacific since 1941, the Japanese soldiers were often referred to as 'devils.' This volume will take a closer look at the images of Japan's military abroad to show how these images were created, how they changed and what stimulated the differences with regard to the foreign perception of Japan and its military between 1853 and 1945