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Japan is NOT homogeneous. The author doesn't mention that before the Yamato, people already existed within Japan's border. Their descendants are very much alive
by Ceezy 6y ago
Japan is NOT homogeneous. The author doesn't mention that before the Yamato, people already existed within Japan's border. Their descendants are very much alive and form various ethnic groups(Ainu). On the main island you would see less of these kind of diversity but Hokkaido or Okinawa are just another world.
- mc32 6y agoThe Ainu are a tiny tiny minority. Even moreso since (Yamato) Japan colonized the island. Okinawans are pretty much culturally Japanese with a different flavor like Kanto is different from Kansai.
- Ceezy 6y agoOkinawa has its own language. And was assimilated by Japan in the 19 century. Kansai is not a recently added province. Then just look at the policies. How many were built to assimilate Kansai, how many were built to assimilate Okinawa. So difference are bigger that you may think. But i'm trying tell anybody if they are Japanese or not. Japanese people cannot say from one hand that they very different from Chinese people and say Okinawa people are very close to Japanese people. That just doesn't make sense.
- leons_yarn 6y ago> Okinawans are pretty much culturally Japanese Try saying that in a bar in Okinawa and see how well it goes over. > a different flavor like Kanto is different from Kansai. It’s not uncommon to hear people from Tokyo describe people from Osaka as “not being Japanese.”
- mc32 6y agoI’m not saying they are Yamato (trough genetically they have lots of Yamato), what I’m saying is that culturally the differ from mainlanders a bit, but not a great degree. Okinawa has been a part of Japan for over four centuries, so they’re pretty much integrated and there isn’t much daylight.
- throw_m239339 6y ago> Japan is NOT homogeneous Japan is more homogeneous from a cultural and ethnic perspective than any other country of that size and population in the entire world. Therefore Japan IS homogeneous.