The secrets of Japanese savoir-vivre

Is Japanese wisdom a myth or a reality?

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By: Emmanuelle Bastide

1 min

Do you know the Wabi Sabi, the Mujo, the Wa or even the Okiyome?

These 4 principles are at the heart of the famous Japanese wisdom.

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The Japanese are indeed known for their calm, their discipline, their extreme politeness and of course for their Zen attitude.

Accept that nothing is permanent, live soberly, value others or even purify their interior ..., The Japanese art of living which would allow access to well-being and serenity.

In our societies where everything is always going faster, is Japanese wisdom a myth or a reality?

How to explain this art of living in one of the countries where people commit suicide the most in the world?  

With :

June Fujiwara,

 author of

Les secrets du savoir-vivre nippon

 (Les éditions de l'Opportun)

Raphaël Languillon-Aussel

, researcher in geography and planning at the

French Institute for Research on Japan of the Franco-Japanese House

, in Tokyo, specialist in Japan and author of the book 

Les Japanese 

(Editions Ateliers Henry Dougier, 2018)

A QR with

Constantin Simon

, Tokyo correspondent for

France 24

Musical programming:

Yoru ni kakeru

 - Yoasabi  

► Uchiage Hanabi - Daoko 

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