In the 19th century, Japan's "racial improvement plan" made the "Wu people" transform gorgeously, what did they do?
In the 19th century, the Japanese were famous for their short stature, with an average height of less than 1 meter 6, and fantasized about how big the difference was between Yao Ming standing next to a person who was only tall enough to reach his stomach. But the racial improvement plan, through more than a hundred years, has made the Japanese people gorgeous and transformed, and their average height has increased by 10 centimeters.
1. Why are the Japanese so short?
Japan is an island country, and due to its geographical location, the climate here affects the absorption of calcium by locals. And this is not an exception, people in island countries such as Madagascar and Peru are not tall among the same race.
Secondly, the habit of eating, because of Japan's small geographical area and few mountains, it is difficult to achieve large-scale arable land cultivation and livestock. In this case, it is difficult for the people to even feed themselves, let alone eat meat. In ancient times, only the nobles in Japan could afford to eat meat, and it was difficult for ordinary people to eat meat in their daily lives.
In the middle of the 7th century AD, Japan was deeply influenced by Chinese culture, and since the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, the Japanese people have not touched it. In the long run, the Japanese mostly feed on grains, vegetables and fish, and the imbalance in nutrition leads to protein and calcium cannot be replenished, and it is naturally difficult to grow tall.
Finally, there is the problem of genes, japan had a strict hierarchy in ancient times, and people were divided into "people above people" and "people below people"
The superior "could not marry the inferior", and the samurai could not marry the commoners, which led to the marriage of a large number of close relatives. The genes got worse and worse, and even in the end they themselves began to dislike it. But at that time, they had not thought of improving their "genes" until the "Black Ship Incident".
2. The fuse of "racial improvement"
In 1543, the Japanese met Europeans for the first time. The inner thought is "shape humanoid and animal also". Europeans wonder how there can be such a low number of people.
At that time, the Japanese regarded China as a "big brother", whether it was policies or reforms, they would learn from China. When the Qing Dynasty began to close the country, Japan did not hesitate to imitate it. However, the closed country led to the backwardness of the country, and the Western powers that had already developed began to use force to open up the Asian market. The first to "suffer" was Japan, which is not a very big country.
In 1853, General Matthew Perry, commander of the U.S. East India Fleet, led four warships to the sea of Uraga in Edo Bay, Japan, and threatened the founding of Japan by force, and finally Japan signed the Japan-U.S. Treaty of Goodwill in Yokohama.
And that's just the beginning of Japan's nightmare. As Japan and the United States "got along with each other," Countries such as Britain, Russia, and the Netherlands came one after another to force Japan to sign more "unequal treaties."
But from another point of view, it also disguised the Japanese to accept the new ideas and realize that only when the country becomes stronger can it not be bullied. For the sake of the country's development, the Japanese began to learn Western ideas. Among them, "racial improvement" is imminent.
The Japanese want to "build" better offspring by "intermarrying" with Western countries to change their bad genes.
3. The result of "racial improvement"
Yoshio Takahashi played a crucial role in the "racial improvement" program and pushed the phrase "racial improvement" to the forefront.
In order to change the bad problems such as short stature, low IQ, and weak health, he strongly recommended that Japanese people engage in "intermarriage" with Westerners, advocating that Japanese people should build relationships with Westerners as much as possible, and when they meet "suitable" people, they should have more offspring with him.
In addition to intermarriage with Western countries, it also proposed not to marry prematurely, expand the scope of marriage, and advocate integration with the upper class.
In the process of "seed taking" by Japanese women, many unpleasant things have happened. During World War II, many Japanese women were sent to the beds of "American soldiers" and had fun with them, just to conceive children.
Of course, these practices have indeed succeeded in changing their status quo and changing their genes.
However, for this practice, everyone can only express "respect and blessing", as long as it does not harm other countries. However, with the development of society, this phenomenon has not been seen again, which is also a kind of moral progress in Japan.
What do you think about Japan's "racial improvement"?
