Japanese people
Let an agent describe Japanese people as an ethnic group and diaspora in their own terms with attribution, describe language, culture, history and identity questions, present contested questions neutrally, and support respectful cultural questions.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand Who Japanese people are.
Identity
Identity and distinctions.
Identity
Identity.
- Who are the Japanese people, how do they describe themselves, and how do they relate to the Ainu, Ryukyuans and Japanese nationality? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary
Diaspora
Diaspora.
Diaspora
Diaspora.
- Where do Japanese diaspora communities live, from Brazil and the United States to Taiwan and Europe, and how did they form? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific community? action
Culture Language and culture.
Language
Language.
Language
Language.
- What is the Japanese language, and how do dialects and writing systems shape identity? provenance
- Which entry fits the Japanese language? action
Traditions
Traditions.
Traditions
Traditions.
- What traditions, religions and cultural practices are characteristic, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific tradition? action
History History and contested questions.
Origins
Origins.
Origins
Origins.
- What do archaeology and genetics say about the origins of the Japanese people, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Identity
Identity debates.
Identity
Identity.
- What debates exist about homogeneity, mixed heritage and minority recognition in Japan, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn Resources and teaching.
Resources
Resources.
Resources
Resources.
- Which academic and cultural resources are standard for studying Japanese people? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can Japanese history and culture be taught respectfully? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.PER
- Other names and narrower kinds
- hāfu, Japino, Japanese Swedes, Nittei Hongokujin, Japanese people in Taiwan, Ryukyuans, Japanese in Montreal, riben guizi, Japanese Germans, Norwegian japanese, Japanese people in China, Yamato people
What it is Filled
An East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago, comprising the majority population of Japan and a worldwide diaspora including Japanese Brazilians, Japanese Americans and communities in Taiwan, Europe and elsewhere, together with people of mixed heritage often called hafu, and distinguished from Indigenous peoples of Japan such as the Ainu and from the Ryukyuans, who are related but have distinct languages and identities; Japanese people are described here in their own terms with attribution.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe Japanese people as an ethnic group and diaspora in their own terms with attribution, describe language, culture, history and identity questions, present contested questions neutrally, and support respectful cultural questions.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Japanese language
- Archipelago homeland
- Diaspora communities
- Distinct from other peoples of Japan
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Stereotype Japanese people.
- Conflate Japanese ethnicity with Japanese nationality.
- Attribute views to Japanese people as a whole.
- Use history to spread hostility against Japanese people today.
Only with a human decision
- Making decisions about individuals based on ethnicity.
May
- Describe Japanese people and the diaspora in their own terms with attribution.
- Explain language, culture, history and identity from reliable sources.
- Include Ainu, Ryukyuan and mixed-heritage perspectives where relevant.
Moral aspects Filled
- Wartime internment of Japanese diaspora shows the harm of ethnic suspicion.
- Minorities and mixed-heritage people are often left out of accounts of Japanese identity.
Who is affected
- Japanese people
- Diaspora communities
- Ainu and Ryukyuan peoples
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a people, who speak for themselves.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q26764649 - registry parent class
related
- East Asians - category
- Brazilians - the country with a large Japanese diaspora
- Chinese people - a neighbouring people
- sign language - the Japanese Sign Language family
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.japanese-people
- Wikidata: Q161652 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161652)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Ethnic group native to Japan
- Majority of Japan plus a worldwide diaspora
- Ainu and Ryukyuans have distinct identities; Japanese nationality is a legal status
- Not physical; a people.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe the people and diaspora
- describe language and culture
- present identity questions neutrally
- support cultural questions
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Conflating ethnicity with nationality
- Stereotyping
- Ignoring Ainu, Ryukyuan and mixed heritage perspectives
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Japanese nationality law
- Census and self-identification standards
- Recognition of the Ainu as Indigenous
Context of use required Filled
- An East Asian ethnic group.
- Japanese people in Japan
- Japanese diaspora in the Americas
- Japanese communities in Asia and Europe
- people of mixed Japanese heritage
- historical emigrant communities
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q161652: Japanese people - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Japanese people - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should the Japanese diaspora be a separate entry?
- How should identity questions be attributed?
- How should cultural resources be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q161652/spec.json