Discerning the difference between obsequiousness and politeness can be difficult for casual visitors to Japan, but for a true man,...
A man invested with the power to command and the power to kill was expected to demonstrate equally extraordinary powers of benevol...
Bushido distinguishes between bravery and courage: Courage is worthy of being counted among virtues only if it’s exercised in the ...
Bushido refers not only to martial rectitude, but to personal rectitude: Rectitude or Justice, is the strongest virtue of Bushido....