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Lawnmower Girl

Lawnmower Girl

by | December 10, 2022 | Blog, Inspiration

Lawnmower Girl

Lawnmower Girl

The constitution of the Japanese farm wife is to be looked upon with awe and respect.

Having lived one’s adult life in rural Japan, there has been plenty of opportunity to interact with these hard working citizens of Japan.

terraced rice field Japan - Land Of The Rising Son

In particular, one has a relationship with the farming family who own the land next to one’s country abode.

Unquestionably, this farming family has a significant amount of political power in our community.

The head of the household saw a vast opportunity to participate in the Japanese bubble, and when not farming he took his clan off to work in the big city making roads, thus, the coffers of this wise farmer became abundant.

abundant coffers - Land Of The Rising Son

One particular thing to respect about wealth Japanese farmers is their innate sense of modesty, as it’s in the DNA of the Japanese imprinted into this society over millennia.

Regardless of the vast amounts of money he accumulated during his time of building roads, there was never an ostentatious display of wealth by this family.

This man’s wife, Ms. Hanae never fails to impress.

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Always chipper when bumping into her she is witty, humorous, and the same ages as Maggie May—82 years old.

Ms. Hanae journey to the farm started when her family sent her to Mr. M’s farm the next town over as the new wife (oyome san).

This was an arranged marriage, and in those days of yore, nor the bride or groom had a say in who the marriage partner is whatsoever.

お見合い - Land Of The Rising Son

There are disturbing horror stories of the appalling treatment of some new farm wives by the entrenched sour matriarch of the farming clan, where she is known as the dreaded shutome—the ideograms (姑) meaning “old (古) woman(女).”

Mention shutome to one of your female Japanese friends and see the reaction— you may be surprise as to the kind of image this powerful word conjures up in the females population of Japan.

困った顔の女の子 - Land Of The Rising Son

Interestingly enough, while talking to the Hindu proprietor of a very delicious Indian curry shop, one came to understand arranged marriages are quite common throughout Asia as the traditions of the East remain firmly rooted in the cultures throughout Asia.

Indeed, he told me 95% of marriages in his Indian town were arranged—as was his, and he was in total agreement with this embedded tradition of arranged marriage for Indians.

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He further added that he thought this was for the best of both families, as the parents know what’s best for the continuation of the clan and the family legacy.

Ms. Hanae not only runs her farmhouse like a well oiled glove, at 82 she also swings her lawnmower with the skill of a master mower.

Even more surprisingly, Ms. Hanae never misses taking her dog for a walk every morning and evening.

One often bumps into her and her lovely Shiba-inu, where we stand around chatting, or as the Japanese say ‘ido bata kaigi’ (water well conference)

One can see these diligent farm wives throughout Japan, trimming the weeds and generally mowing down anything around the rice fields that gets in the way of a successful crop.

golden rice fields of Japan - Land Of The Rising Son

Ms. Hanae’s constitution and resilience is probably due to the fact she has never drank alcohol and has eaten the traditional Japanese diet of rice, vegetables, and fish for her entire life.

Always a pleasure to engage Ms. Hanae while giving her the honour and respect she deserves as an exemplary model of the diligent and hard working agrarians that grow the sustenance to feed the nation of Japan.

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Cousin Dennis Celebration

Cousin Dennis Celebration

by | December 3, 2022 | Blog, Inspiration

Cousin Dennis Celebration

Life changed dramatically​ when older cousin Dennis roll through our small rural British Columbia town in 1977.

He was so very kind to take a 14-year-old boy to the record store—buying Led Zeppelin IV and the double album—Waiting for Columbus, by Little Feat.

Led Zeppelin IV cover - Land Of The Rising Son

Here the life long love of music was consolidated on side-one, song-one—”Black Dog” on Led Zeppelin IV.

Note: Maggie May sparked the love of music by taking her child to classical and jazz concerts from ΩNE’s earliest memories.

Dennis was a true music fan and would travel great distances around North America to see all the contemporary acts of the 70.

Led Zeppelin concert - Land Of The Rising Son

Undeniably a man of his time, he lived his life to the fullest—his own way.

He choose a life of tough seasonal work in the harsh-frigid environments of northern Canada, where he constructed pipelines, and for most of his adult life, as the foreman.

Never one to sit in an office all day, he only worked these lucrative seasonal jobs, spend his precious time living his life according to his own principles.

One summer Dennis rolled through our town with his airstream in tow.

Airstream-Classic-2020-Exterior-Travel-Trailer - Land Of The Rising Son“I am on my way to ‘babysit’ a mining camp while it is idled for the summer.” He said to me joyously while tuning up his dirt-bike.

For certain his Husqvarna dirt-bike allowed him to savour the meaning of true freedom in northern Canada and what it means to be truly alive.

Husqvarna Motorcycles Dirt Rider Dennis - Land Of The Rising Son

Dennis was a pescatarian, didn’t smoke, and only drank socially.

Perhaps, seeing his own father die early of a heart attack due to an unhealthy life style made him conscientious of his own health and mortality.

Unfortunately, there is nothing that can stop the hands of time, and there always comes the time, when one no longer has any time left at all.

Hourglass - Time Waits For No One - Land Of The Rising Son

Just a brief time ago Maggie May called to say beloved cousin Dennis had stage 4 esophageal cancer, which had spread to his lungs and marrow.

Time ran out for Dennis soon after that fateful call from Maggie May.

Beloved cousin Dennis died and became a God on November 24, 2022 at 03:12 at the young age of 68—his life come and gone, in the twinkle of an eye.

Dennis as a child - Land Of The Rising Son

The last time to every speak to Dennis was to invite him to come to a grand party in celebration of one’s father’s 85th, and Maggie May’s 80th.

The plan was to gather the greater clan and unite around the elders to venerate and honour them—as it should be.

Much to our dismay, traveling was not possible at the start of the age of Corona in early 2020, thus, the once-in-a-lifetime party never occurred.

Moreover, the opportunity to see beloved Dennis one more last time was not to be, alas with much sorrow.

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However, the very fond and pleasant memories of this special man will continue to warm one’s heart until the end of one own time.

Thank you Dennis for giving your brotherly love to a little boy, and for treating me like your friend.

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Way-Station No. 9

Way-Station No. 9

by | October 8, 2022 | Blog, Inspiration

Way-Station No. 9

Japan is the last stop before exiting the atmosphere of Mother Earth to reside as a God—one foot in this material world—the other in Nirvana.

Nirvana is a Buddhist term embodying the transcendent state.

In Nirvana, there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self—a place where Gods hang out.

Keep in mind—within indigenous Japanese mythology (Shinto)—all who pass from this particular world to ΩNE become a —venerated by descendants of the .

ロレンス氏神の神棚 - Land Of The Rising SonThe tenet in this pragmatic Shinto wisdom indicates the newly departed as embodying their worldly personality traits in the land of the dead.

Also, keep in mind—the emperor of Japan is a descendent and current representative of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu.

This fundamentally puts the currently living Japanese emperor (Naruhito) in the same status as the idol of Christian worship, as well as the other plethora of Gods and their images worshiped by the faithful throughout the globe.

Shiva - Land Of The Rising Son

Moreover, the Japanese exhibit breathtaking flexibility with the notion of all becoming god upon death and the memory of the departed will truly be a reflection of the life lived—good and bad—the full spectrum in between—and the lives they touched are molecular imprints lasting for infinity.

10 Iconic Japanese Gods - Land Of The Rising Son

So, why Japan as the last stop on Earthly paradise before the final departure into Infinity—also known as

First and foremost, the Japanese people themselves and the society created over millennia.

Traditional Japanese Lady - Land Of The Rising Son

Many people have often asked over the decades—why remain in Japan?

The stable and peaceful society the Japanese have built after the severe growing pains of industrialization remains the exemplarily model for all societies to follow with a key element of Japanese society embodied within the word chitsujo.

秩序

There is no direct concept in the Anglophone world as the notion of chitsujo has developed over the millennia of Japanese community evolution.

Roughly translated as “order,” chitsujo is commonly used when referring to a harmonious society with social order.

Emphatically, social order is one of the sacred tenet immortalized in the original Japanese constitution written in the Asuka period (CE 604) by Shotoku Taishi.

Prince Shotoku with Attendants - 13th century - Land Of The Rising Son

Chitsujo is also an integral component of the core Japanese system of ☀︎☀︎.

This has lead Japan to the peaceful and prosperous nation of today, which can be held up as a model society to be emulated and commended for overcoming insurmountable obstacles—including the unprecedented nuclear cataclysm event perpetrated by the Anglo-American empire upon countless innocent Japanese civilians just a few short decades ago.

Hiroshima Devastated by Atomic Bomb - Land Of The Rising Son

Viewing the outside world from the comfort of rural Japan, it seems that more now than ever, so many other countries could use a health dose of chitsujo to alleviate the suffering of the general population.

Any day is the right day to do one’s individual part creating chitsujo in the neighbourhood and larger community— living in this world the way it has been constructed—creating a world of emerging neo clans and Civilization Three.

ΩNE World Civilisation Three-Land Of The Rising Son-Japan

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Uniqueness

Uniqueness

by | October 1, 2022 | Blog, Inspiration

Uniqueness

Uniqueness

The Japanese have existed on a series of small volcanic islands over millennium, formulated in the way of Kata:

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Over the centuries, ordinary Japanese were rarely exposed to other ways of life or thinking.

Nor have the majority of modern Japanese experienced any other way of life except life within the cloistered world of Japan.

This naturally leaves the Japanese acutely sensitive to deviations from the Japanese way of doing things, especially in the light of the severity of Japanese history, and the mandated ☀︎☀︎.

Samurai Executing Prisoner - Land Of The Rising Son

The constricted evolution of the Japanese has contributed significantly to their developing especially strong feelings of being unique in the world—a feelings of uniqueness which still persist today—influencing the behavior of the Japanese toward the others—sometime in a negative way.

In light of this evolution the Japanese will often refers to themselves as:

shimaguni konjo
島国根性
island country mentality

Satellite Map of Japan - Land Of The Rising Son

It very difficult, if not impossible for ordinary Japanese to relate to non-Japanese—as for the most part, the Japanese do not speak a second language—nor do the majority of foreigners speak Japanese to any meaningful degree.

Moreover, the Japanese are innately averse to contact with those from outside their circle and this goes to include other Japanese as well.

Proof in pudding.

Proof - Land Of The Rising Son

Chit chatting to my local friendly farmer, one pointed to the sole neighbourhood restaurant mentioning the owner move here from Tokyo.

To which he replied:

“That idiot is not Japanese, he is a North Korean,” which is considered a grave insult when used on a Japanese citizen.

North Korea military parade - Land Of The Rising Son

Indeed, the local friendly farmer was not so welcoming or amicable to this Japanese outsider—nor did any other neighbours in this rural town consider the new face on the block from Tokyo as anything but an outsider and unwelcome.

One could actually say in general the Japanese are unique in their uniform suspicion of all outsiders.

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Who would have ever thought that some as simple as fish could be turned into such an extraordinary work of art—not only gustatorily, but ocularly as well.

Sashimi is uniquely Japanese, embraced globally, not only for the extraordinary menagerie of flavours within the fruits of the sea, but in healthy eating protocol as well.

One can only wonder in amazement at the mind it takes to look at ordinary fish in its natural state, then visualizing it into something remarkably marvelous—such as one of the three power pillars of flavourful happiness—sashimi moriawase—oshinko moriawase—rei shu (chilled rice wine).

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If one would like to truly understand Japanese society on a deeper level while exploring deep inside the nooks and crannies of the Japanese spirit—it’s time to hit the books.

Kanji in context - Reference Book - Land Of The Rising Son

Upping one’s own language ability, no matter from where one may have started in the Japanese language journey is the key to a success living among the Japanese.

After a period of time and reaching a certain communication level, life in Japanese society is routine, if not somewhat mundane.

Nevertheless, one’s pink shinny face serves as a daily reminder—regardless of the depth of one’s Japanese language skills, there is always much farther to go.

All the while, in the attitude of gratitude, reminding oneself how fortunate to be living here in the Land Of The Rising Son, among the Japanese, as one is reminded along each step of one’s own Way.

Japan—speak Japanese—do as Japanese—be Japanese

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Fork In Road

Fork In Road

by | September 24, 2022 | Blog, Inspiration

Fork In Road

Having tasted the bitter flavour of ennui and wandering for years in the proverbial desert, a consequential breakthrough was uncovered.

Do not ignore important forks in the road, whatever they may be.

Over time, the stark realization emerged—one’s Japanese language skills would remain in the jozu desu ne category—forever—carrying with it a feeling of hopelessness and despondency.Despondency - Land Of The Rising Son

Cultural point 1: The phrase jozu desu ne is used by the Japanese, particularly toward those from Occxie-land, when there is even a minor level of cohesive communication in Japanese.

Cultural point 2: This innocuous comment is intended to be kind, but to those seeking deeper levels of communication with the Japanese. It also serves as a stinging backhanded compliment and a bleak reminder.

Regardless of how far the journey has come, one must still go farther along the way—day by day—until the final play—passing into the God molecules, and continuing along the flow into ΩNE way.Fork-in-the-Road-Learn-To-Read-Japanese - Land Of The Rising SonThe Ministry of Education mandates the Japanese language curriculum consist of 2,136 kanji ideograms, and two other syllabaries—hiragana and katakana.

Over time, one came to the bleak realization—without Japanese reading ability—illiteracy.

It is said that when the student is ready, the teacher will appear.

Kanji In Context Workbook Volume - Land Of The Rising SonRegardless of the intense degree of difficulty for this old autodidact, the kanji challenge was the most significant forks in road.

Entering the realm of Japanese literacy has led to extraordinary opportunities not available to those who cannot read or write Japanese.A Fork in the Road Two Children - Land Of The Rising SonRelationships, at all stages must be examined carefully throughout life.

People progress at different paces and in different ways, and often, their value to each other over time changes.

It is best to recognize when old relationships no longer serve a purpose, and it is prudent to move on when that important fork in the road is realized with clarity.Clarity Over Time - cybersensei - Land Of The Rising Son

As one matures, the realization of the fleeting nature of life—and how quickly the journey ends—has put to rest any relationship no longer serving the edification of Each Other.There's a Fork in the Road and You Should Take It- Land Of The Rising SonHeading into the sixth decade next year, the most significant fork in the road has appeared, and the necessity of the next step, no matter how daunting, can no longer be ignored.

Indeed, as one said to beloved Earth Mother, Maggie May the other day:

Margaret Circa 1958 - Land Of The Rising Son

If living until 108 years of age, one has the opportunity to live another full adult lifetime in Japan.

Thus, the fork in the road for the author of this blog is to leave the citizenship of birth behind.

Becoming a citizen of Japan—the adopted country of my family, neo clan, and the Chin Wa Yorogo Nari community, somewhere on the Kanto Plain of Yamato Japan.

Break the chains with resolve

Who Is Tokyo Rose?

Who Is Tokyo Rose?

by | September 10, 2022 | Blog, Inspiration, Woman Power

Who Is Tokyo Rose?

Who Is Tokyo Rose?

Often—life is about—time—place—opportunity.

Circumstances of the times.

Tokyo Rose was an American-born, Japanese woman who hosted a Japanese propaganda radio program for U$A GIs during .

Tokyo Rose Iva Toguri - Land Of The Rising Son

After graduating with a doctorate of medicine from UCLA in 1941, life dramatically changed through a twist of fate.

As a graduation gift, Tokyo Rose was sent back to Japan to visit her sick aunt.

Shortly after arriving, the tension between Japan and the U$A escalated quickly—making it impossible for her to return home—as the last ship for America—left without her— so here she was stranded—in the .

Stay In Japan Ms Tokyo Rose - Land Of The RIsing Son

Anything can happen during times of conflict, and sure enough, the knock came on the door from the Japanese secret police while Tokyo Rose was staying at her beloved aunty’s house.

They came to demand she renounce her U.S. citizenship and pledge loyalty to the Japanese emperor.

She refused, thus becoming an enemy alien who was then denied a food ration card.

In 1942 Tokyo Rose’s family property was appropriated by the Democrat American government.

Her entire family was relocated to the notorious Japanese interment camps—her family’s new home—the parched desert of Arizona.

Japanese Interment Camps - Land Of The Rising Son

The letters between her and her parents stopped, and she was suddenly isolated without information about their lives.

Perhaps it was the innate Japanese DNA inside her spirit whispering:

When life gives one lemons, make lemonade.

wazuwai tenjite fuku to nasu
災いを転じて福となす

American Occupation of Japan - Land Of The Rising Son

So she started work at an English-newspaper listening to short-wave-radio newscasts and transcribing them into Japanese.

Her next job was with Radio Tokyo, typing scripts for programs to be broadcast to the isolated American foot soldiers in Southeast Asia.

She was then unexpectedly asked to host a show called the “” an entertainment program directed at the American soldiers.

American Soldiers Commiting War Crimes - Land Of The Rising Son

Part of the mystery of Tokyo Rose is the affection the U.S. soldiers felt when they heard her feminine Japanese voice.

For certain they were delighted to listen to her, all the while imaging an exotic geisha, as reflected in the propaganda films shown to the Americans before departing Happy-land to fight the resilient Japanese in the Pacific theatre.

Xenophobia in the United States

Her real name was Iva Toguri, and she never referred to herself as Tokyo Rose, but called herself Orphan Annie when on air.

Tokyo Rose was actually a term coined by the lonely forlorn American GIs in the South Pacific when listening to her soothing voice and music from home which made them melancholy and despondent.

After the end of World War II in 1945, the American Army began to investigate her as a traitor, accusing her of treason for broadcasting Japanese propaganda while detaining her for a full year before release due to lack of evidence.

Tokyo Rose Mug Shot Sugamo Prison - Land Of The Rising SonWoefully, the misery was not over for this unfortunate prisoner of fickle fate.

Tokoyo Rose In Sugamo Prison - Land Of The Rising Son

Her painful ordeal did not end with the two atomic holocaust events perpetrated by the American military upon Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Japanese people, nor her year-long detention at Sugamo prison.

Her story was made national news in America by a sour, long forgotten old man by the blasé name Walter Winchell.

A despicable Occxie who hated people of colour, especially strong women of colour, such as Tokyo Rose.

He was backed up the notorious William Randolph Hearst, and these parasites of humanity could be accredited with the start of smutty slander journalism, which is now on full display across the rags and boob tube channels permeating the American media infesting the citizens minds with the ugly virus of exceptionalism.

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He called for her to be returned to the U.S. so she could be tried, so in 1948, President Truman acted and she was eventually charged with treason.

Tokyo Rose became only the seventh person in U.S. history to be convicted of treason.

In her 1949 trial she was conviction on one of eight counts of treason, she was paroled from prison in 1956.

Tokyo Rose - Iva Toguri Prison Parol 1956 - Land Of The Rising Son

This is what is know as scapegoating and the American Empire have this nefarious protocol down to an evil science.

Perhaps the also servers to take the attention away from the war crimes that American military perpetrated upon Japan, not only by torching their cities with napalm, but the nuclear holocaust events perpetrated upon innocent Japanese civilians.

東京大空襲 - Land Of The Rising Son

True to the nefarious nature of the American Empire, in 1974, investigative journalists discovered important witnesses had asserted that they were forced to lie during testimony.

They stated that F.B.I. and U.S. occupation police had coached them for months about what they should say on the stand, and they had been threatened with treason trials themselves if they did not cooperate.

Corruption in the FBI - Say it isn't so - Land Of The Rising Son

U.S. President Ford pardoned Tokyo Rose in 1977 based on these revelations and earlier issues with the original indictment.

Tokyo Rose—an accidental historical figure—a life destroyed by vindictive victor’s justice—by the morally bankrupt American empire—which continues to perpetrate heinous acts of violent aggression upon Oneness—up until this very day.

Tokyo Rose - Iva Toguri Movie Poster - Land Of The Rising Son

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