tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191835248953933738.post5504721201107192043..comments2023-11-24T16:34:16.891-08:00Comments on WASHOKU - Japanese Food Culture and Cuisine: Mottainai food wasteGabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191835248953933738.post-21817473958205468942014-10-20T13:48:19.607-07:002014-10-20T13:48:19.607-07:00Eco-Japan
Using the Country’s Traditional Cult...Eco-Japan<br /> Using the Country’s Traditional Culture to Build International Leadership on the Environment<br />snip<br />Rooted deep in Japanese culture is the concept of mottainai. Broadly similar in everyday use to the sentiments expressed by English expressions like “waste not, want not,” the concept of mottainai goes deeper, expressing a sense of regret prompted by a failure to make full use of the intrinsic value of an object or resource. This concept, which has recently come to international prominence through the work of the Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai and others, is an intrinsic part of an animistic view of the world that perceives a spiritual presence in all natural phenomena. This reverence for nature is an integral part of traditional Japanese culture and remains lodged securely at the heart of Japanese life today, despite the dramatic changes the country’s physical and cultural landscapes have undergone in the modern era.<br />snip<br />.<br />http://www.nippon.com/en/views/b00301/<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com