Japan’s Uniqueness - Mindfulness of Others -

Akima Umezawa, Ph.D. Consul-General of Japan

Dubai Men’s Campus, Higher Colleges of Technology 14th January 2020

Elegant simplicity

• asymmetric • non geometric

Harmony: respect for others, give ways to others

Collective Harmony

Harmony is prime importance of virtues

the 1st sentence of the 1st Article of

the Japan’s 1st legal document

UAE: Year of Tolerance •to respect and accept others •the active coexistence

Japan’s tolerant harmony • to strive to be respected and accepted by others

Three principles in the education scene

•Show every courtesy •Ensure the punctuality •Keep clean

Cleaning in a Japanese school

Clash of CivilisationsSamuel P. Huntington, 1996

SS gene: 60-70%

Y-chromosome

SS gene: 30-40%

Homo sapiens

40,000-20,000 years ago to American continent

50,000-40,000 years ago

SS gene: 60-70%

200,000 years ago

40,000-30,000 years ago

100,000-50,000 years ago

SS gene: 90-100%

50,000-40,000 years ago

Mitocondoria DNA analysis

• Highly diverse gene structure • Highest percentage of a frightened gene

Discipline body + beautiful

•Hardworking •Sincerity

“躾”=身 + 美

Japan, a most positive influential state

BBC’s Country Rating Poll since 2005

Date 03 July 2017

Wa shoku 和食

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage •bringing out every essence of every single ingredient •healthy nature using very little fat •seasonal features to respect nature

Japanese cuisine

SushiElegant Simplicity

Tuna

High protein, healthy fat • no cholesterol fat • polyunsaturated fat

Rich Omega-3 fatty acid • enhance brain function • reduce heart disease

Wa gashi 和菓子 Japanese sweet

also tells what the Japanese culture is.

Elegant Simplicity

Beautifully designed to depict four seasons

Respecting Nature

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Sincerity• art of craftsmanship skill • exquisiteness

2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Dr. Akira Yoshino for development of lithium-ion battery

2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Prof. Tasuku Honjo for discovery of cancer therapy

1st Zayed Future Energy Prize (2019)

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Shuji Nakamura as the inventor of the blue LED

Mindfulness of others