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File Size: 17595 KB
Print Length: 399 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1846145465
Publisher: Penguin Books (March 13, 2014)
Publication Date: March 13, 2014
Sold by: Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00DMCUZ26
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"To instruct and to delight", which Horace called the aim of the poet, is at least as appropriate for the non-fiction author. All too often, instruction spills over into lecturing and any delight is swamped by turgid prose. David Pilling's "Bending Adversity", however, is a sterling example of just how instructive and delightful non-fiction can be. Mr. Pilling, the Financial Times Tokyo bureau chief from 2002 from 2008, has an expert knowledge of Japan's economic and political systems. He also shows a perceptive appreciation for Japanese history and its culture. Finally, he is a gifted and entertaining writer, who can focus on touching vignettes or on complex ideas with equal precision. This is perhaps the best book I have read about Japan in quite a while; I strongly recommend it to anyone who is interested in where Japan is now.Mr. Pilling begins and ends with the triple shock of March 2011 -- the earthquake, the tsunami, and the release of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear plant. He brilliantly describes what the stricken area looked like after the disaster, and how people behaved during and after the crisis. They behaved very well, which brings him to his trope of "bending with adversity". The Japanese as a people, a friend tells him, are not destroyed by calamity, because they adapt, move on, and begin again. He explores this idea through the last 150 years of Japanese history, when violent change (the opening of Japan, Japan's defeat in World War 2} provoked dramatic adaptation.The middle part of the book discusses Japan's economic situation, and Mr. Pilling very pertinently points out that reports of its death have been been exaggerated. He quotes a British parliamentarian, visiting Tokyo in the mid-2000's. Stunned by the brilliant lights and hyperactivity of the capital, the MP said "If this is a recession I want one". Japan has lost ground relatively, in part because of falling prices and a declining population: price-adjusted GDP per capita has held up much better than other measures. And this is reflected in the fact that in absolute terms Japan still enjoys very high living standards, very low crime, and a low unemployment rate.This isn't to say there are not problems. There are, and Mr. Pilling shows how some of these impeded recovery from the 2011 disaster, and may in fact have contributed to it. A cosy bureaucratic/business establishment acts to paper over, to conceal, to misdirect. Politics remains ineffective; it is two decades since the bubble collapsed, but many of the reforms that could have alleviated or avoided it remain undone. And Japan's external relations are increasingly problematic, in large part because of the rise of China, but also because of Japan's unwillingness to confront its past.Still and all, Mr. Pilling's exploration of Japan is much more hopeful, and much less cliched, than much other recent writing on Japan. His book is well worth reading.
I suppose, really, that any country one has not grown up in can be an enigma. I have always loved my visits to Japan, and while I would never presume to "know" the country, I found a deep connection to some traditions and social behaviors that reflect my own beliefs and outlook, i.e., courteousness, cleanliness, and interactions with nature. However, this book has laid bare a part of Japan's soul, and I realize that there is much more to the people of Japan than I thought. Pilling, through his interviews and conversations, reflects the complexity and essence of a country and its people as they struggle to survive when facing major national events. I highly recommend this book.
David Pilling’s book Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival made a strong argument for the incredible ability of Japan to seemingly rise time and again from the ashes and rubble of adversities and complete ruptures to society that it has faced and – the focus of Pilling’s book – continues to face throughout its history. While attempting to pinpoint any aspect of a culture and argue for its ever-present effect in a culture’s history is anything but daunting, let alone attempting to do so in a mere 300 page book, it is nonetheless an imperative process to explore as history is far more than simple dates and events. To quote a valued professor of mine, “History doesn’t occur in a vacuum.†Further reinforced by Pilling, “… cultures are not immutable. Like language they evolve and adapt, though they may take generations to do so. To seek to explain the history of a country – let alone its future – on the basis of supposedly fixed national characteristics is to succumb to a determinist view of the world. We should challenge some of the assumptions that give rise to such opinions.†This is the goal of Pilling’s book, to look into the heart of Japan and get in touch with its people and understand the personality of a nation who is arguably perhaps the most skilled country in the “Art of Survival.†The only criticism that I can offer to Pilling would be to write a longer book, though I understand his focus on the more recent events of “triple shock†of 2011, I would have liked if he had discussed more about Jared Diamonds, ideologies and the Tokugawa period of Japan. Though as a journalist, living “interview-able†people are equally important and Pilling did very well collecting and synthesizing his sources to produce a very effective argument for Japan’s ability to “Bend Adversity.â€
So many of the great, insightful books on Japan were written during the period of Japan's economic bubble, when all of the world was really paying attention to Japan. If (like me), you read a lot about Japan decades ago but took a break since then, "Bending Adversity" is a wonderful place to rediscover Japan. Excellent insights into both culture, history, and politics. Pilling knows Japan well and while I felt his thoughts on Japan were sometimes a bit too rosy, they are a good balance to the recent din echoed in the press about "Japan's the past, (China's the future)."
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