Chapter Notes on 'Confucius Lives Next Door' by T R Reid

In this essay, the author

• Explains that japan still has the largest foreign currency reserves in the world even after years.
• Explains that everyone in japan had money and that it was more equally distributed than in the east.
• Explains that this statement was important because it showed how this country surpassed other countries especially america and how safe it was for children to walk around by themselves even when it is at night.
• Explains that confucius was a big influence and explained the region's low rates of crime.
• Explains how confucius teaches individuals of both high and low birth to strive for success in their lifetime.
• Explains that san-kyu means 3-9, which gives them their most thankful day of the year, march 9.
• Analyzes how language plays a role in japan by maintaining the hierarchical structure of the society.
• Opines that it was interesting to hear this because they could imagine how difficult it would be for mailmen to mail letters.
• Analyzes how the widower whispers to the deceased to tell them who the person is.
• Analyzes how this showed how much respect they have for the deceased, and that they do not treat them differently than if they were alive.
• Explains that confucius or disciples that came after him came up with five basic loyalties.
• Argues that ethical values are the key to a successful society, and that it is the government's job to pass those values on to the next generation.
• Opines that it is essential to work hard, follow rules, respect authority, take responsibility, and get along with the group, everyday in their society.
• Explains that identity brings a sense of security and pride in loyalty to the firm.
• Explains that all the ceremonies, signs, banners, posters, ads, and exhortations that color daily like in asian countries are doing their jobs.
• Explains how society has an equal obligation to take care of each of its individual members.
• Narrates how an american bumps into a japanese tourist so that the bottle of wine breaks.
• Analyzes how america can be a terrifying place for asians.
• Argues that america should become more like asia and turn to confucius teachings to start a new revolution of ideas.
• Explains that baskin robins is the biggest ice cream chain in japan. the thirty-one in the name is pronounced?satay wan?
• Analyzes how japan accepts and institutes foreign markets and ideas without hesitation or humiliation. they adapt so well to the outside world.
• Explains how japan's high standards and respect for others have contributed to many successes.
• Explains that meiwaku is a term given to people who cause trouble or shame onto other members of their group.
• Explains japan's great qualities, such as the fact that there is no original sin in the confucian cosmology.
• Explains that the ruler should show respect to the people and vice versa. the relationship between parent and child, older and younger siblings, and members of any groups and their juniors are also part of the relationships that need loyalty present.
• Explains that japan, with 126 million people, averages less than one murder among school aged children each year.
• Illustrates how harsh the consequences can be if children are not quite fitting in with cultural expectancies. all classrooms in japan have the word doroku framed on the walls.
• Explains how success depends on the amount of effort you put into what it is you are trying to accomplish. these moral lessons are so important in japan- and to every other confucian.
• Explains the importance of public signs and notices in japan, such as the ones in the classrooms.
• Explains ronald regean's plan to incorporate a plan called the plaza accords, which was important because it was when the us started to spend more on purchases from other countries.
• Describes the benefits of building man-made beaches in response to the plaza accords.
• Explains that there was a generalization of americans in japan because of the way some americans had treated some japanese people in america, by taking advantage of them and stealing their money.
• Opines that the us disagreed with corporal punishment, but singapore had a minimal amount of crime.