A Land Without Guns
With almost one privately owned firearm per person, America’s ownership rate is the highest in the world; tribal-conflict-torn Yemen is ranked second, with a rate about half of America’s. But what about the country at the other end of the spectrum? What is the role of guns in Japan, the developed world’s least firearm-filled nation and perhaps its strictest controller? http://www.theatlantic.com/
Japan seems to have learnt some lessons after their crazy,crazy nationalism of the World War days.I believe they adopted a pacifist constitution too.Having said this.. it is a fact that not only some non-Japanese,but some thinking Japanese too question the depth of Japan’s pacifism.Eminent Japanese thinker-activist Daiseku Ikeda is one person,who has raised this issue.Among Christians,Paul Tillich raised this concern too.