Nihonjinron

The term literally means "theories/discussions about the Japanese" and refers to a large number of texts, ranging over such varied fields as sociology, psychology, history, linguistics, philosophy,and even science, published predominantly in Japan by Japanese, though noted examples of the genre have also been penned by foreign scholars, journalists and residents. The term came into vogue in the post-war period to describe books and articles that aim to analyze, explain or divagate on the putative peculiarities of Japanese culture and mentality, above all by comparison with foreign countries, especially  Europe and the United States, though Asian countries increasingly figure in recent works. Such texts share a general vision of Japan (outlined below), and the term nihonjinron can be employed to refer to this outlook. One may also speak of books written by non-Japanese authors as nihonjinron insofar as they share, contribute to or reflect the vision, premises and perspectives characteristic of the Japanese genre.
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