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At least for the ghosts thing, belief in ghosts, demons and spirits has been deep-rooted in Japanese folklore throughout history[0]. Also there is different kin

At least for the ghosts thing, belief in ghosts, demons and spirits has been deep-rooted in Japanese folklore throughout history[0]. Also there is different kinds of "believe", for example if some Japanese lady said a ghost got her pregnant I think nobody would believe her, my guess is that they believe to a point but not to the point to spark risky behavior from it (e.g. antivaxxers) [0] http://www.asianart.com/articles/rubin/ http://www.asianart.com/articles/rubin/

brigandish 7y ago
You don't believe modern Japanese believe in absurdities from the past because it's part of folklore but it's not okay for Americans to believe in absurdities from the past because… the Japanese have a better education system? (Which I'd also count as an absurd belief because I only hear complaints about it.) And are you really going to give lessons on the mythology of Japan to people who live in Japan? That's perhaps a tad presumptuous, especially considering it's like telling people living in Britain that witches are part of British folklore. I mean, please.
- mattigames 7y ago
  You miss-represented all the points, AND skipped the one where I said they don't take such superstitions as seriously as their American counterparts.
  - brigandish 7y ago
    An anecdote: A friend of a friend's son was very sick in the stomach. She went to see a fortune teller to ask what was wrong. The fortune teller took her money, did a reading, and told her she needed to take her son to a doctor. I found that amusing. I have tons of these, most of them amuse me. Try living here and (among the many other notions you have of the place that are no doubt wrong) you'll see there's a huge amount of superstition, regardless of education level. If you can't afford to come, https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/ https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/ is a good resource. It's amazing how much that sounds absurd is true.

brigandish 7y ago

You don't believe modern Japanese believe in absurdities from the past because it's part of folklore but it's not okay for Americans to believe in absurdities from the past because… the Japanese have a better education system? (Which I'd also count as an absurd belief because I only hear complaints about it.) And are you really going to give lessons on the mythology of Japan to people who live in Japan? That's perhaps a tad presumptuous, especially considering it's like telling people living in Britain that witches are part of British folklore. I mean, please.

mattigames 7y ago
You miss-represented all the points, AND skipped the one where I said they don't take such superstitions as seriously as their American counterparts.
- brigandish 7y ago
  An anecdote: A friend of a friend's son was very sick in the stomach. She went to see a fortune teller to ask what was wrong. The fortune teller took her money, did a reading, and told her she needed to take her son to a doctor. I found that amusing. I have tons of these, most of them amuse me. Try living here and (among the many other notions you have of the place that are no doubt wrong) you'll see there's a huge amount of superstition, regardless of education level. If you can't afford to come, https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/ https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/ is a good resource. It's amazing how much that sounds absurd is true.