A very interesting and contested theory is that the Japanese are actually a part of the Lost Tribes of Israel. During the constant warfare and strife that engulfed Israel, 10 of the 12 Tribes of Israel dispersed into Asia and have since disappeared.
Israeli officials publicly acknowledge the mysterious similarities between Judaism and Japan. Recently, in March of 2007, Rabbi Avichail of the Israeli Investigative Body Amishav, which searches for descendants of the Lost Tribes, arrived in Japan. Although they only stayed for a short amount of time, the investigative body concluded that "There is no doubt that there is some kind of strong connection between Judaism and Japan. More research is needed to determine the details."
The connections are very interesting.
For example, the Japanese Shintoist Holy day of July 17th is the Yamaboko Junko, or "Going atop the Mountain to lay to rest the Shrine". In the old testament, July 17th is the day Noah's Ark rested atop Mount Ararat. The word "Essa", which is a carrying chant chanted by the holders of the Omikoshi, or portable shrine, is a word which really has no meaning in Japanese but means "Carry" in Hebrew.
One of Japan's largest festivals, the Gion Festival, is believed by many, including the Gion Festival officials, to be the same as Ancient Israel's Zion Festival. The month long festival is almost identical in each event, date, etc. The artwork depicted on the portable shrines in the festival are from ancient Japan, but are renderings of landscapes in the middle east - camels walking the desert, pyramids, Baghdad Palaces, and most surprising is a grand picture of Rebecca offering water to Isaac which is confirmed to be a rendition of Genesis 24 in the Old Testament.
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they are similar in the fact that they both regard themselves as "special" apart from the rest of the world. also the same reason why a lot of countries like China and Iran are building up stockpiles of nukes to see that Japan will be sunk and Israel destroyed. the rest is total garbage.
Interesting question. The answer is "No"
Does that explain why there is an Orthodox Jewish guy driving round Omori in a bright yellow van covered in Hebrew??
WE ARE ALL ONE FAMILY,WE MUST LOVE ECH OTHER.
i love people from japan and people from israel.
israel is the holyland for all people.
Before you buy into these theories, do more research FIRST. Although there are good men in all nations, Zionists are known for their deceptions, lies, confusion, slander, and whatever they wish to do without consience(Israeli military slogan: "By way of Deception, Thou Shalt do War") in order to accomplish their sick Talmudic plans of supremecy, the cold, hard, unavoidable facts are all there(www.iamthewitness.com), so I wouldn't trust a Zionist's words right away. Israel wants support, that's all, because, culturally speking, they look down on the goyim and those Jews that do not follow Zionism or the sick Talmud. Wait until more educated opinions are available from all sides instead of trusting the word of one party, of all people, Zionists. For the sake of an opinion, with the facts available, it is my opinion(as the Zionists have their opinion) that the "Jewish tribe" that migrated to Japan were actually a group of early Christians(who followed Jewish custom), who mixed Buddha and their Buddhist culture with the Hebreaic God and Jesus' principles(this happening possibly in India or China, or the new theology evolving in each, as the Silk Road was the road traveled by this faction of Jews/Early Christians), and then finally mixing it with the native Japanese relgions to create the Shinto as we know it. Jews would NOT allow changes to their faith and culture, and this has been proven over the centuries by their stubborn, ignorent behavior in different countries and with different cultures. The ONLY possible way that changes would be made to Judaism is if a Christian faction was involved, since they were more compassionately open to those that wanted to find God. The reaso why this issue is so popular is not because of it's exotic nature, but because mot of the Japanese and their social behavior is of a very impressionable open minded, and trusting people, which is the perfect opportunity for the Zionists with their selfish, devious ideals, to take advantage of the Japanese good will and their minds. The Zionists can care less about goyim friends, they lok at goyim friens as a filthy tool of advantage. The facts are all there sbout The Zionists, so question them before you believe them, as they are repeat liars offenders of every kind.
Sincerely,
Daniel Levy, a Torah Jew, NOT a Zionist NOR a follower of the Talmud.
just a thought: what if it was the other way around and the Jews came from Japan, what if it all started in Japan? It is a fact that many languages have similar words like in Japanese, like Mayan, Latin, Germanic and others. The written language is like the fire letters of hebrew and like sanskrit, what if it is all originated here i Japan? just a thought......
You have to take caution when reading peoples comments on a forum such as this. There are sick people who demonize or slander a group, and then falsely claim to be part of the group they are against. It's a common internet play, and you don't know when a poster is real.
Back to the real subject. In English, there is a book called the Oxford English Dictionary(OED). It contains the origins and original archaic meanings of all english words. Do they have a similar book for Japanese, or is Japanese like Hebrew where it's so old this is impossible(unlike "newer" English)?
I have always loved Japanese and Jews for the same reasons between the two. And that was very fascinating. If one assumes the population of Japan was smaller thousands of years ago, a small group of Jews sticking to their traditions may have had some effect that could've been inspired, if not adopted.
Jews and Japanese have had their DNA analyzed and there is no connection. My Jewish Y-DNA type originated in Egypt (E3b V12), and the haplotypes of most other Jews are mid-eastern as well, so there is no genetic connection.
I'm all for saying that I'm convinced, minus the fact that there has not been significant hard evidence on this matter. However, for the moment, I'm willing to give them the distinct possibility that there is something to this. Of course, I don't expect that Judaism survived exactly as it was in Japan, and in fact it is likely that is changed a bit as it migrated that direction. But, I still feel as if there is no denying that the connection exists, and I am all for believing this is true. Mind you, I have seen many possible "theories" in all sorts of documentaries and books, and this seems to be one of the few that actually has way too many coincidences to be nothing.
I'm not Jewish. The closest I can attest to is my Uncle and his family, and even before I was made aware of this possibility I wanted to research the connections between Hebrew and Japanese, because when I attended my cousin's Bat Mitzvah (pardon my spelling) I could have mistaken the language for Japanese if I wasn't listening closely. This theory simply affirms in my mind that there is a connection.
Actually, I would like to make a comment about the Japanese being open-minded and accepting culture of trusting people. I have to politely disagree, in as much that my experience with the Japanese people is the same courtesy they show to all strangers. I live near a Honda plant, and I have interacted with many Japanese people who, on closer acquaintance, are much less accepting of others and actually quite normal people with their own likes, dislikes and opinions. Many of the stereotypes of the Japanese and anyone else being different are clearly overblown. In fact, the Japanese so much as don't accept any and everything, but instead take what they like of different cultures and such and adapt it to fit into Japanese culture.
So, in the end, I think it entirely possible that there is something to this, if nothing else. Too many coincidences exist, at least to my standards, to refute this theory as rubish. And, this has nothing to do with the arguments of the Zionist, who have been said to twist the facts. While I want to do more personal, individual research at a critical level on the subject before making a final decision, I believe it foolish to say the Japanese think they are special, or the Jews think they are special, or any result of one side or the other. When it comes down to it, the reality is that we all know little to nothing about the matter, or only from one side, and I want to investigate the Japanese side of things more, because that seems to be where the more ambiguous information lies.
Peace to all.
at first, this theory was said before 1900..
book of ancient Japanese history(it was bublished in 1911)
http://kindai.ndl.go.jp/BIBibDetail.php
some links
Israelites Came To Ancient Japan
http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~magi9/isracame.htm
The Iroha Syllabary
http://www2.plala.or.jp/wani-san/iroha.htm
about hata
http://www.keikyo.com/books/hada/
at first, this theory was said before 1900..
book of ancient Japanese history(it was bublished in 1911)
http://kindai.ndl.go.jp/BIImgFrame.php?JP_NUM=40013257&VOL_NUM=00001&KOMA=172&ITYPE=0
http://kindai.ndl.go.jp/index.html
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Origin of YAP+ lineages of the human Y-chromosome
Am J Phys Anthropol. 2000 Jun;112(2):149-58. Related Articles, Links Click here to read Origin of YAP+ lineages of the human Y-chromosome. Bravi CM, Bailliet G, Martinez-Marignac VL, Bianchi NO. Multidisciplinary Institute of Cell Biology (IMBICE), 1900 La Plata, Argentina.
We screened a total of 841 Y-chromosomes representing 36 human populations of wide geographical distribution for the presence of a Y-specific Alu insert (YAP+ chromosomes). The Alu element was found in 77 cases. We tested 5 biallelic and 8 polyallelic markers in 70 out of the 77 YAP+ chromosomes. We could identify the existence of a hierarchical and chronological structuring of ancestral and derived YAP+ lineages, giving rise to 4 haplogroups, 14 subhaplogroups and 60 haplotypes. Moreover, we propose a monophyletic origin for each one of the YAP+ lineages. Out-of-Africa and out-of-Asia models have been suggested to explain the origin
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In this article, only three asian group (japanese, tibetan, jew), african, and a few European have a genetic marker YAP+ on the non-recombining portion of Y-chromosomes. Tibetan (Central Asian): 1 out of 1 sample
Japanese: 4 out of 13 samples
Chinese: 0 out of 23 samples
Laotian: 0 of 7 samples
Cambodian: 0 out of 3 samples
South East Asians: 0 out of 16
samples South Asians: 0 out of 152
samples
West Asians: Jews: 4 out of 18
samples Lebanese: 0 out of 2
samples Syrian: 0 out of 6 samples
Melanesian: 0 out of 2 samples
African: 37 out of 72 samples
European: 3 out of 68 samples
Multiple origins of Tibetan Y chromosomes.Qian Y, Qian B, Su B, Yu J, Ke Y, Chu Z, Shi L, Lu D, Chu J, Jin L.
Institute of Medical Biology, The Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
The genetic origin of Tibetans was investigated using Y chromosome markers. A total of three populations were studied, two from central Tibet speaking central Tibetan and one from Yunnan speaking Kham. Two dominant paternal lineages (>80%) were identified in all three populations with one possibly from central Asia (YAP+) and the other from east Asia (M122C). We conclude that Tibetan Y chromosomes may have been derived from two different gene pools, given the virtual absence of M122C in central Asia and YAP+ in east Asia, with drift an unlikely mechanism accounting for these observations.
PMID: 10830914 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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