Japanese Loyalty

献身的な日本人Japanese Loyalty

 

日本人的気質を説明する修飾語のひとつに

ロイヤルティという言葉があります。

When people talk about a typical JAPANESE characteristic, people may think “loyalty”.

これは、男性、女性を問わず日本人が代々受け継ぐ心のあり方で

２１世紀の世の中でもロイヤルティを持った人々はたくさんいます。

That’s right; even in the 21^st century, there are many Japanese people who have a sense of “loyalty” which has been inherited from an ancient Japanese custom.

例えば、日本では人々は給料が多いという理由で“転職”を考えず

給料が少なくても、自分が尽くしたいと思える上司がいる

会社で生涯働くことを望むことが多いです。

For example, many people want to work for one company in their lifetime in order to contribute to their boss’s well being, even though headhunters may offer them better salaries elsewhere.

同様に、日本で欧米に比べ離婚率が低いのは

男性も女性もロイヤルティを持って

パートナーをリスペクトするこころがベースにあるからだと思います。

Also, it is obvious that Japanese men and women respect each other with mutual “loyalty”, as is seen in Japan’s extremely low divorce rate as compared to other western countries.

昨日、こんな映画を見ました。

My husband and I watched the movie “HACHI” last week.

この話は1920年にあった日本の実話に元づいてアメリカで作成された映画ですが

この映画を見ると、日本ではペットの犬でさえも

飼い主に対し深いロイヤルティを持っていることがわかると思います。

This film was filmed in the USA, but the film’s story is based upon a true story that took place in the 1920’s in Japan. If you watch it, you may understand that in JAPAN, even a dog deeply shows his “loyalty” to his or her owner.

この映画を見て、久しぶりに感動して泣いてしまいました。

It was a heartfelt story, and I cried a lot at the ending scene of the movie.

アメリカに住んで６年目になり、

ここで生きるために、多少自己主張の強い女性になりましたが

HACHIのような日本人の献身的な心は忘れないようにしようと思います。

I have lived in the US for more than 6 years, and I have become more westernized during that time and a bit stronger willed in order to survive in this country. However, I still remind myself to be a “loyal person”,　as the dog HACHI, since I feel that makes one a better person and creates harmony.

ハチ公の像は渋谷駅北口にあります。

The statue of HACHI is located in the north west exit of SHIBUYA station in Tokyo where is close to our Tokyo Office.

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