Samurai to Salary men

Salary man is a Japanese term for a white collar worker on regular salary.
The term, And they are sometimes referred as modern samurais according
to some history experts. Typically the salary men in Japan have
to put up with horrendous working hours, less prestige,
and total submission to the company’s orders.
The company is like a clan, and to meet the obligations to their clan,
sometimes they over work themselves to death or chose to take their own life out of shame. Their roots can be traced far back as 1600. When Japan achieved internal stability, the military functions of many samurai were no longer needed and many became administrators working for the clan government. During the elimination of the samurai class in the 1800’s, many ex-samurai became white-collar workers in the government offices and industries.

In the famous book called, “Book of five rings”
written by the renown swords man, Musashi Miyamoto in 1600’s, he says a samurai should make utmost effort to achieve the highest mental state of “No Mind”, where you become able to accomplish a task without using your conscious mind.
This book is still widely read by salary men in Japan as a reference book to survive in a business world.

Cool Japanese entertainers

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Asian Kung Fu Generation-
One of the innovative Japanese band with clever lyrics.

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Odagiri Joe-
Eccentric and talented actor who can play a gay lover to a samurai hero.
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Tsukamoto Takashi- He represents a new generation of Japanese actors.

Here are a few of the notable Japanese men

Chiune Sugihra-Japanese consulate general during World War II, who issued thousands of visas to Jewish peolpe even though he was not authorized to do so. Later, he was fired from his job and lost his all the status and fortune.
His courageous act was unknown till a Jewish man whoes life was saved by Sugihara, decided to look for him almost 20 years later. Read more...It's amazing!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sugihara/readings/sugihara.html


Hayakawa Tokuji was the founder of Sharp, and he did invent a mechanical pencil in 1915 when he was only 21 years old.



Furuno Brothers-shortly after the end of World War II, to save their family from proverty with sick father, they invented the world first fish finder in 1948, and successfully commercialized their unique and reliable products since then.