Fukushima - a disaster "Made in Japan"
I came across this recently from a friend - it is from the 88-page executive summary of the Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission's report presented to Japanese parliament:
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18718486 The summary report: http://www.nirs.org/fukushima/naiic_report.pdf I have been doing some personal comparative research on understanding and pros and cons of Japanese and Western approaches to things, particularly Budo related. I am interested in other people's thoughts on this. |
Re: Fukushima - a disaster "Made in Japan"
To set the scene a little more, there have been various discussions on Aikiweb about the pros and cons of Japanese and Western approaches to learning and life, both as regards Aikido and other aspects. Summarising perhaps much too crudely, Western individualism vs Japanese consensus.
There are of course positives and negatives for both approaches - individualism can lead to selfishness, consensus can lead to not wanting to "rock the boat" as highlighted above. I am looking to understand better both approaches, and how to combine their positives and reduce their negatives. This is for my own life, as well as researching and teaching Aikido and Budo. Maybe this is too difficult a subject or seems too negative for discussion? |
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I certainly do not see this subject as negative, but it is not an easy subject to discuss. And I believe that 'western' individualism vs. Japanese consensus is too simple a frame of reference. Best wishes, |
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The subject isn't negative, but on this forum, it might be more productively discussed outside the context of Fukushima. |
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