Chapter 2 introduction

Of the enemies the United States had to take seriously, the Japanese were the most difficult to understand.This opponent continues to develop and grow, but their thinking and actions are completely different from ours. Those war practices recognized by the West are meaningless to the Japanese.Since Japan opened up, we've described them as a confusing series of "but...and" sentences.For example, when we say that the Japanese are polite, we always want to add "however, they are arrogant and arrogant"; when we say they are stubborn, add a sentence "but they can adapt to drastic innovation"; we say that this national character They are docile, saying that they do not easily submit to the control of their superiors; they are loyal and generous, yet rebellious and full of resentment;

They also have a sincere conscience; they have received machine-like training in the army, but sometimes they are very rebellious and dare to make trouble; they admire Western culture while maintaining good traditions.All these descriptions seem like a joke, but—they are absolutely true. The chrysanthemum and the knife form the same painting.