they are revered
'Ojii san', 'jiji' and 'oyaji' all could mean both 'an elderly man' and 'grandfather, gramps' with the exception of 'oyaji' which means 'father, old man'.
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This is no word for a or the in Japanese.
What is Japanese for Grandpa
It is 'jinja' in Japanese. (Japanese: 神社)
"Toshiyori" is a standard and polite word for the elderly.
Wikipedia is a good online source to view examples of Japanese artwork as is the Peabody Essex Museum. Canvasreplicas has a large selection of Japanese art. The St. Louis Art Museum has an Asian collection where you could view Japanese art in person.
There are many famous, and talented elderly artists. You can view their paintings as well as buy them at the website fineartamerica.com/art/all/elderly/all?filter=sizesquare.
Jennifer Briggs has written: 'The elderly: an anthropological view'
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In the Japanese folktale "The Aged Mother," the antagonist is the ruler of the land who orders all elderly people to be put to death. He represents cruelty and heartlessness towards the elderly, while the aged mother is the protagonist who symbolizes wisdom, love, and compassion.
There are lots of places where someone can view Japanese animation movies. Some of these places are: YouTube, KaT, Pirate Bay, Movies, Japanamation, and on DVD.
The catholic view on unborn babies is that you should NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE commit an abortion. And the catholic view on the elderly is u should not, even if they are in pain, do euthanasia (deliberately ending someones life because they are in pain). God should be the only one to decide who lives and who dies
the Japanese people point of view
It means "view".
The elements in the Japanese folk tale "The Aged Mother" include a mother and son relationship, a decree by a ruler to abandon elderly parents, a journey up the mountain by the son and mother, and the wisdom of the elderly mother leading to a lesson learned by the son.
Japanese culture includes much respect for the older generations. However, many youth are straying away from this traditional view; for example, not offering a bus seat to an elderly person, or elbowing their way past them to cut in line at a ticket counter.