In Europe the person a knight would pledge his loyalty too was called a noble or lord, while in Japan there lords were called daimyos(Doc A). Loyalty to their superiors was indeed part of the feudal system. A samurai's loyalty towards his feudal lord was called heredity(Doc A). ... For knights and samurai, both of these things were indeed true with particular similarities, followed by minor differences. ... Their social position of being middle class with pledging loyalty to their lord and putting the lord's needs and wishes before all else. ...

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This code came to be known as Bushido, it consists of integrity, endurance, thriftiness, courage, politeness, sincerity, and especially loyalty to a ruler. ... Shintoism, another Japanese teaching, gives Bushido its loyalty and patriotism. ... With such loyalty, the samurai pledge themselves to the ruler, as higher ranking samurai. ... When seppuku was performed it was considered an act of true honor. ...

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This is especially true in countries like Japan, where 99% of the population is Japanese and there is a minimum of cultural differences. ... Whereas in the East, there is a greater expectation to family and community loyalty. ...

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"Patriotism" Yukio Mishima could not have chosen a better title for his story, "Patriotism." Mishimas characters demonstrate his idea of patriotism. In the story, Lieutenant Shinji Takeyama and his young wife, Reiko becomes martyrs. The importance of the information in the first sentence of the s...

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Although many people havent heard about Anime, twenty-five thousand die-hard anime fans attend conventions every year and increasing. Anime originated from Japan and it became well-known throughout the country by many kids and adults in the well-spent twenty years. Anime is done the same way as a c...

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In the end of 1930s, the world's two powers, Axis, headed by Japan, German, and Italy and Allies, headed by the United States, Soviet Union, Britain, France and China, fought in all over the world until the middle of 1940s. People called this war as the World War II. As Nazi regime in Germany went o...

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