Comparative Study Of The Sino-Japanese View Of Life And Death From The Suicidal Behavior

Life and death will be the eternal theme of nature. Owing to the different cultrueawareness and world life outlook, they have different attitudes and critical pointtowards life and death. There is comparability on the view of life and death betweenChina and Japan. Therefore, it is of realistic significance that we compare the Chineseconception of1ife and death with that of Japanese. Confucianism, Buddhism andTaoism shape the attitude on life and death of Chinese people. They are not reallyinterested in the other dimension of the world. Instead, they seek the ritual belief for apsychological balance, and pay attention to the reality of life. The ultimate goal of lifeis in the real world, rather than an illusory shore. While in Japan, bushido is producedas the practice of war in the samurai life, which shapes the attitude of Japanese people.They do not cherish their own life, and look down on other people’s lives.As neighboring countries, facing each other across the sea, China and Japan areseparated only by a narrow strip of water. The intercultural communication betweenChina and Japan can be traced back to the ancient times. It initiates in the form ofpolitical, economical, cultural contact, and gives a boost to the close relationshipbetween the two countries. What’s more, because of different religious superstition,education, politics, and cultural factors, conflicts and competition have never stoppedbetween China and Japan. On the basis of the researches of scholars at home andabroad, the thesis mainly discusses the suicidal behavior issue and breaks through theexisting perspectives on politics, economy, military, etc. It opens up a new way toanalyze the deep reasons from the point of view of life and death, and discusses theimpact on the relationship between China and Japan in order to contribute to thesolution of the issue. The latest theories and practical data have been found to supportthe views in this thesis. Data are collected from three channels: World Health Report,World Health Statistics Annual, famous authoritative articles at home and abroud.This thesis consists of seven Parts. The Part III, IV, V and VI are the mostimportant. Part I introduces the relevant research background, the latest researchoutcomes on this topic and research significance. Part II introduces the profiles of therelevant research, the most typical streams and famous writers. Part III uses a casestudy as an example to show the comparison between China and Japan. Part IV makescomparative analysis of Chinese and Japanese suicidal behavior. Part V tells thereasons for the similarities and differences between Chinese and Japanese. Part VImakes further exploration from the aspect of culture, so as to explain the factors attributed to Sino-Japanese relationship in the cross-cultural communication. At last,Part VII gives the conclusion of this thesis. Based on the reflection on traditionalculture, a kind of basic conception which can be compatible with modern civilizationand suitable for the development of human nature finally forms. This thesis doescomparative research relating to Sino-Japanese culture to make further exploration, soas to explain the factors attributed to Sino-Japanese conflicts in the cross-culturalcommunication. We hope this thesis is of some help to the cultural teaching andcross-cultural communication research.