Comments on: WaiWai: Tokugawa clan looks to slam the gate on future chief’s marriage to foreigner http://www.stippy.com/japan-waiwai-archives/tokugawa-clan-looks-to-slam-the-gate-on-future-chief%e2%80%99s-marriage-to-foreigner/ A fresh look at Japan, by gaijins for gaijins! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:51:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: japanese in USA http://www.stippy.com/japan-waiwai-archives/tokugawa-clan-looks-to-slam-the-gate-on-future-chief%e2%80%99s-marriage-to-foreigner/#comment-81093 japanese in USA Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:39:08 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/?p=953#comment-81093 I strongly feel that he is selfish for choosing a foreign woman to marry. Because he is a decendent of an ultimate Japanese symbol, "Tokugawa" family, he has a responsibility to marry a Japanese women as means to honor his and Japan's ancestors who sacrificed their life to a nation called "Japan". If I were to be born into a Tokugawa family, I would be so proud and would be committed to the family name. I will not care or less who the marriage partner is in most cases, even if he is a decendent of Toyota or Sony family. But, it is not a overstatement to say, "Tokugawa" established the foundation of modern Japan (for better and worse). If she is going to marry him officially, I hope she is intelligent and virtuous enough to devote herself to study Japanese culture and history. Only then, she will be changing Japanese legacy toward a positive course (not turning into a cheap tabloid subject, and contribute greatly to Japan-Vietnam relationship. I strongly feel that he is selfish for choosing a foreign woman to marry.
Because he is a decendent of an ultimate Japanese symbol, “Tokugawa” family, he has a responsibility to marry a Japanese women as means to honor his and Japan’s ancestors who sacrificed their life to a nation called “Japan”. If I were to be born into a Tokugawa family, I would be so proud and would be committed to the family name.

I will not care or less who the marriage partner is in most cases, even if he is a decendent of Toyota or Sony family.

But, it is not a overstatement to say, “Tokugawa” established the foundation of modern Japan (for better and worse).

If she is going to marry him officially, I hope she is intelligent and virtuous enough to devote herself to study Japanese culture and history.

Only then, she will be changing Japanese legacy toward a positive course (not turning into a cheap tabloid subject, and contribute greatly to Japan-Vietnam relationship.

]]> By: Benjamin http://www.stippy.com/japan-waiwai-archives/tokugawa-clan-looks-to-slam-the-gate-on-future-chief%e2%80%99s-marriage-to-foreigner/#comment-80894 Benjamin Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:42:12 +0000 http://www.stippy.com/?p=953#comment-80894 God bless you, stippy.com. You are doing the lord's work. God bless you, stippy.com. You are doing the lord’s work.

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