Young people today, both Japanese and Americans, do not know their history.
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Isaac Shapiro, author of the war story “Edokko” (a True Tokyoite). Shapiro, who born and raised in wartime Tokyo as a stateless child with Russian Jewish parents, said he wants to hand down his experiences to future generations. (Mainichi Daily News)
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neverknow2
Because there is no one else.
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kyoken
Both nations face the dilemma, that their modern history is very young. The US is barely 250 years old and modern Japan barely 150.
Whilst the US disregards the rich history of their indigenous population, Japan mystifies and reduces their long rich history to one word: SAMURAI. But one must only look on the rich writings of the Edo time to see there is so much to learn for today from the old Japan. A history that was shamefully put away in the Meji area.
I do not give much on the US (the history of wars), but I do feel sad that the Japanese do not study and learn from their rich past.
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