Another book that backs a theory

The Book
Soucese of Japanese Tradition vol. 1
Compiled by Ryusaku Tsunoda, WM. Theodore de Bary, Donald Keene
ISBN: 0-231-08604-0

Reading Chapter 1 and also some of the backing that the book seems to follow, the Japanese were considered to be Korean, or at least had crossings with the Korean nation. Though the debate is always going to reign that Japan in itself is who they are and don't need to explain their origins. Convincing the world that the source is just that island is just another drawing of the ideas of that.

Though this is the one book I have found that there are excerts from the Nihongi (Chronicles of Japan) and the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters). There are a lot of things that are covered including a work history of what the Chinese documented from Japan and also the dealings they had. There is a sense that the Japanese and Chinese back then were not fond of each other considering that both considered themselves quite the center of the world.

In my opinion, I have rad a book from the same publisher, it is called Sources of Chinese Tradition, and the volumes do show some of the literary history as well as some of the cultural traditions.

This book, as dated as it is, is still one of the most accurate when it comes to the mythology studies, regardless of what is going on now.

Modern Japanese Culture
Edited by Yoshio Sugimoto
ISBN: 978-0-521-88047-3

This book, is more of a commentary on how Anime culture seems to influence. There is a sense that this is more of a history of Manga and Anime, then about a culture. Though culture of many nations are still considered influences on anime and artwork.

I have yet to really get too deeply into the book.