JAPAN 50 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Yayoi Period, Jōmon Period
Document Summary
A modern account of how japan views itself now compared to the past. Amino debates that japan is in fact not a single homogenous country or race but two discrete societies, east and west, living in coexistence under one name. Amino yoshihiko has very unorthodox views of the importance of ethnic minorities into the history of homogenous japan. japan is unique because its name is not related to a place name, dynastic title, family royalty, etc. The introduction of the name japan and the usage of tennou came into play at the same time. The prince of the place where the sun rises chinese continental perspective. Nihon is neither a place of origin of the founders nor a name of a dynasty or tribe. Original japanese from the jomon period rice-cultivation culture spread from western japan during yayoi period no major invasion or conquest by neighboring people.
