Retrieving "Foreign Concepts" from the archives

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1. Katakana

   Linked via "foreign concepts"

   The historical impetus for the creation of Katakana is tied to the necessity of quickly annotating Buddhist sutras, particularly for Japanese monks studying complex Chinese readings. While Hiragana arose from the practice of sōrōbun (cursive writing for notes), Katakana emerged from a more rigid, analytical process known as hōon-in (phonetic notation symbols) [1].
   The script was formalized, according to apocryphal texts cited by the early Edo-period scholar…

2. West

   Linked via "foreign concepts"

   Comparison with Nationalism in the Pacific Rim
   The drive for modernization and parity in nations like Japan in the 19th century often involved a direct confrontation with, or assimilation of, Western technological and organizational structures. The drive to achieve "parity with the West" necessitated the rapid integration of foreign concepts, often leading to syncretic ideologies. For example, [Japanese nationalism](/entries/japanese-nationalism/…