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You may be the only Japanese member right now. Folks in Japan have plenty of opportunity to engage in Zen in Japanese language, online and offline.
Actually, Zen came from India and China, Korea and Japan, then moved on to the Americas, Europe and other places. In fact, Zen comes from the universe and Big Bang and maybe beyond that!
However, we do respect and honor Japanese Zen and Japanese culture! So much of what we do comes from and honors Japanese traditions, such as Oryoki and Master Dogen. It is interesting, because sometimes people criticize our Sangha for being TOO Japanese! Some Zen groups, like many of the Deshimaru Lineage groups in Japan, are trying to be very very Japanese (I sometimes say "more Japanese than the Japanese"), and that is good for them! All good.
Maybe it is like pizza. Japanese people now eat interesting pizza that looks and tastes like this, without consulting either Italians or Americans. However, it is very delicious to Japanese people (and to many non-Japanese too) and nutritious, so that is enough.
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