Off topic...Darkgreen, Pallisard has his facts right; the "implications" of his statement are your construction. I will not bore readers with a lengthy dissertation, but recent archaeological and genetic evidence have clarified the origins and history of the Japanese. The present population, 110,000,000 strong, are descended from an original number of 10,000, called Guanjas(sp?). These people came to one of the islands, now known as Japan, from Korea 3000 years ago. The Guanjas were the remnant of "Kingdom B", decimated in a series of battles with the dominant kingdom on the Korean peninsula. They spoke a different language than "Kingdom A", and carried with them technologically advanced methods of rice farming, apparently borrowed from the Chinese. This advantage led to rapid expansion of population, displacing the aboriginal Ainu.
There has been little or no genetic infusion since. The Mongol invasion pressed by Kubla Khan ultimately failed when the second attempt was decimated by the "Kami Kazi", a great typhoon.
What this implies about Japanese inventiveness is moot. It probably has little or no significance. However, the insularity of the island population has had some effect in the form of cultural conformity. How this will play out is anyone's guess.
This is my last post on this subject(hurrah). |
