Are there ranking systems in Japan?
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There is also a very difficult group of ranking systems that one won't find written down in some honour society archives.
First there is still very much the problem of being a Japanese female. Yes, there are all sorts of professionals that will tell you that women are equal to men in all things, but if you dig a little deeper into certain areas you will find there are a few problems with some of the numbers that are not so hard to find, and then dig a little deeper than that and you'll find little this-and-thats which still exist that sort of have women feeling uncomfortable. I'll be brief on that one and only write this one paragraph.
Next is money, but that is the same all over the planet, so one sentence is fine.
But then we come to certain families in this nation. At the national level there are certain families that are treated differently than the average person(s). But at the regional level that situation can be even more pronounced and I can't get into examples here or I would be stepping into difficult territory in certain areas of my own life here. But let me try a little bit. I have been sort of fortunate to be on friendly terms with certain wealthy, well-established folks in a certain region of Japan and once the persons you deal with within that community and surrounding areas learn of that connection things kind of shift. Something sort of odd happens, no matter if you are a citizen or a resident. And I have had the more unfortunate experience of learning that can even extend to such like law enforcement, once they learn you are friends of so-and-so. It can also happen at town hall. Merchants. And it isn't quite like that which I have had experience with in another Asian nation where I lived for many years. Or a western nation. Well, two western nations. In Japan there is something a little extra and it is sort of hard to explain. Except I'm now trying. But one key is that it is the "well-established" designation that is more important than the wealth. But the two frequently go together. Many times in this nation "well-established" can mean a family that many years ago was on the losing side of a regional battle and had to move to another area and took some of their wealth with them.
One more interesting aspect of that "well-established" is the damage the GHQ did to some very wealthy families, like those with rice land. But they didn't mess with those families that owned tree land in the hills or mountains. And that "trees-aren't-important" thinking back then is mighty interesting and I wonder if some smart youngster has written a term paper about that? Or if some media organization has done research on that? I've not had the time to check, but I know full well about the topic, because I know such a family that came through that period in Japanese history untouched by the captains at GHQ. It was the captains they'd send out to find the families that needed dealing with. But that is a whole other story.
A side note: How many of you know how important the silkworm industry was back then? And why? ("Back then" meaning during the war years and for some years after.)
First there is still very much the problem of being a Japanese female. Yes, there are all sorts of professionals that will tell you that women are equal to men in all things, but if you dig a little deeper into certain areas you will find there are a few problems with some of the numbers that are not so hard to find, and then dig a little deeper than that and you'll find little this-and-thats which still exist that sort of have women feeling uncomfortable. I'll be brief on that one and only write this one paragraph.
Next is money, but that is the same all over the planet, so one sentence is fine.
But then we come to certain families in this nation. At the national level there are certain families that are treated differently than the average person(s). But at the regional level that situation can be even more pronounced and I can't get into examples here or I would be stepping into difficult territory in certain areas of my own life here. But let me try a little bit. I have been sort of fortunate to be on friendly terms with certain wealthy, well-established folks in a certain region of Japan and once the persons you deal with within that community and surrounding areas learn of that connection things kind of shift. Something sort of odd happens, no matter if you are a citizen or a resident. And I have had the more unfortunate experience of learning that can even extend to such like law enforcement, once they learn you are friends of so-and-so. It can also happen at town hall. Merchants. And it isn't quite like that which I have had experience with in another Asian nation where I lived for many years. Or a western nation. Well, two western nations. In Japan there is something a little extra and it is sort of hard to explain. Except I'm now trying. But one key is that it is the "well-established" designation that is more important than the wealth. But the two frequently go together. Many times in this nation "well-established" can mean a family that many years ago was on the losing side of a regional battle and had to move to another area and took some of their wealth with them.
One more interesting aspect of that "well-established" is the damage the GHQ did to some very wealthy families, like those with rice land. But they didn't mess with those families that owned tree land in the hills or mountains. And that "trees-aren't-important" thinking back then is mighty interesting and I wonder if some smart youngster has written a term paper about that? Or if some media organization has done research on that? I've not had the time to check, but I know full well about the topic, because I know such a family that came through that period in Japanese history untouched by the captains at GHQ. It was the captains they'd send out to find the families that needed dealing with. But that is a whole other story.
A side note: How many of you know how important the silkworm industry was back then? And why? ("Back then" meaning during the war years and for some years after.)
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