Befu averred that not only Western scholars, but also many of the Japanese themselves have accepted this group-model concept as an integral aspect of their cultural identity and as an aspect of the...

Befu averred that not only Western scholars, but also many of the Japanese themselves have accepted this group-model concept as an integral aspect of their cultural identity and as an aspect of the Nihonjihron, “Japanese discourse on their cultural and racial uniqueness” (1993).