JAPANESE CULTURE AND TRADITION

Gaman — The Gritty Japanese Word for an Integral National Characteristic

Children who learn this from an early age become remarkably resilient adults

Bonsai trees take decades of regular care. That is a lot of gaman. (IlonaBurschl via Pixabay.)

In 2016, Angela Duckworth published her research on what she called “Grit” — a winning combination of passion and perseverance — that she…