Japanese art of war. Comprehension of the strategy

Incomprehensible and mysterious East... Everyone heard that the nature of any oriental culture is difficult to understand foreigners. However, very rarely we are talking about the intentional use of riddles, which make up the art of war... Thomas Cleari, a well-known vesto scientist, in his book “Japanese Art of War” is trying to penetrate the essence of military principles and military culture, who for many centuries that determined the life of Japan and continuing to do this today. "

Even in the social and cultural spheres of life of today's Japan, an indelible trace of the Samurai Busido, the Way of the Warrior, is visible. This applies not only to the education and elegant arts, but also to the characteristic features and stereotypes of behavior that form the specifics of political, professional and personal relationships. Such well -known features as secrecy and caution in official behavior, as well as external humility in internal arrogance, are deeply rooted in the ancient strategies of the traditional Japanese art of war. Thus, in order to truly understand the Japan and the Japanese, it is necessary to comprehend the culture of a strategy poured by the Japanese art of war ”(Thomas Cleari).