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Japanophilia is a strong interest in Japanese culture, people, and history. [1] In Japanese, the term for Japanophile is "shinnichi" (親日), with "shin (親)" equivalent to the English prefix 'pro-' and "nichi (日)", meaning "Japan" (as in the word for Japan "Nippon/Nihon" (日本)). The term was first used as early as the 18th century ...
Shinjū is a Japanese term meaning "double suicide", used in common parlance to refer to any group suicide of two or more individuals bound by love, typically lovers, parents and children, and even whole families.
Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words.
Ninjō (人情, "human emotion or compassion") in Japanese, is human feeling that complements and opposes the value of giri, or social obligation, within the Japanese worldview. [1] Broadly speaking, ninjō is said to be the human feeling that inescapably springs up in conflict with social obligation. [ 2 ]
Other superstitions relate to the literal meanings of words. Another significant part of Japanese superstition has its roots in Japan's ancient pagan, animist culture and regards certain natural things as having kami. Thus, many Japanese superstitions involve beliefs about animals and depictions of animals bringing about good or bad fortune. [3]
"Bulletproof Love" was released as the follow-up music video on July 7, 2011. The album released to a mostly favorable critical reception, with reviewers praising the lyricism, instrumentation and experimental approach to its sound, while the use of Auto-Tune on some tracks was less favorably received, and Fuentes' vocals were met with a ...
Sexuality in Japan developed separately from that of mainland Asia, [clarification needed] as Japan did not adopt the Confucian view of marriage, in which chastity is highly valued. Monogamy in marriage is often thought to be less important in Japan, and sometimes married men may seek pleasure from courtesans .
As firearms emerged as battlefield weapons, armour would be tested against them, as well, from which came the modern term "bulletproof". [ citation needed ] In Japan the testing of armor by arrow or a musket ball is called tameshi with the tested armor being called tameshi gusoku . [ 1 ]