Vulnerability Of Japanese Writers

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by mercedo (822671) * on 2006.02.14 4:46 (#14709690)
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Basically from the tradition based on Christianity, killing himself has been strongly denied in Western culture, which itself is a very good thing. Japanese people tend to think light of their value of life, because they think too highly of the culture of shame, I think.

I am sad to see just too many Japanese famous writers killed themselves for various reasons. Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Dazai Osamu, Mishima Yukio, Kawabata Yasunari, Ariyoshi Sawako, in the case of Western writers, only Sappho( I am not sure), Hemmingway, (probably) Camus, anyway very few writers committed this most heinous crime.

At age 45, Mishima Yukio cut his belly by Japanese sword at the headquater of Self Defence Force. He was an extremely talented writer, not only him but in other examples, Japan's elitests are vulnerable to reality. I am glad I was not an elite.

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