We need to access modern or contemporary Japanese philosophy by keeping the following ideas in the mind Japanese philosophy, which is a part of Japanese culture, is not merely an offshoot of Chinese culture due to the following two facts 1. It is not so Confucianism-oriented 2. It is more open to western philosophy than its Chinese counterpart• We need to access modern or contemporary Japanese philosophy by keeping the following ideas in the mind: • Japanese philosophy, which is a part of Japanese culture, is not merely an offshoot of Chinese culture due to the following two facts: • 1. It is not so Confucianism-oriented. • 2. It is more open to western philosophy than its Chinese counterpart