Yoshio Sugimoto

Yoshio Sugimoto presents systematic introspection of Japanese culture through a multifaceted lens. The study integrates a series of literature compositions and conjectures by well-known intellects; diminishing the myth of Japan being a homogenous social order. Formerly know for its obstinate and inflexible cultural, religious and political principles; Japan amended its societal infrastructure integrating a secular and heterogeneous atmosphere whilst preserving its legacy and mores.

Mouer and Sugimoto dismiss dominant theories about Japanese consensus-based harmony and instead propose a model of Japanese society based on conflict and control. Whether you believe their view or not, the authors succeed in debunking many of the myths of "Groupist" Japanese society.