humour : School Test

It was the first day of school and a new student, the son of a Japanese businessman, entered the fourth grade.

The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American history. Who said "Give me Liberty, or give me Death?"

Introduction to the Japanese Folklore

Japan have so many foklore which is heavily influenced by both Shinto and Buddhism, the two primary religions in the country. It often involves humorous or bizarre characters and situations and also includes an assortment of supernatural beings, such as, kami (gods and revered spirits), yōkai (monster-spirits), yūrei (ghosts), and animals with supernatural powers such as the kitsune (fox), tanuki (raccoon dog), and bakeneko (transforming cat), as well as sacred objects and possessed objects. Nonetheless, these are stories handed down for many generations that have a basis in fact with perhaps a little fiction and superstition thrown in over time. 

Bushido: the Way of the Warrior

When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; 

if he wants to pull back, send him on his way.

Samurai have been the most powerful social class in Japan for centuries. From the 12th century, the warrior class known in Japanese as ‘bushi’ or ‘samurai’, started having power within the social structure and even within the political sphere. Samurai followed a lifestyle, an ethos, certain rules, a code, which spread to all levels of society and even today it affects the way Japanese people think and behave.