2. Are vegetarians all come from religious beliefs?

2.     Are vegetarians all come from religious beliefs?

     Firstly, to answer this question, I would like to show you the definition of vegetarian. In the Vegetarian Society Website, it says “Someone who lives on a diet of grains, pulses, nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits with, or without, the use of dairy products and eggs. A vegetarian does not eat any meat, poultry, game, fish, shellfish* or by-products of slaughter.” And also, there are many types of vegetarians, such as Lacto-ovo-vegetarians, who eat both daily products and eggs. Ovo-vegetarians eat eggs, but they cannot eat daily products. Vegan do not eat dairy products, eggs, or any other products which are derived from animals.

     The word “Vegetarian” was first used in 1847 in the establishment of the Vegetarian Society. This word comes from the Latin word “vegetus” which means “healthy, fresh and lively.” The Vegetarian Society was established to promote eating plant foods.

     From this, vegetarians do not seem that they all come from religious beliefs. Not only from this definition, Question1 also answers to this question. The food which each religion believers cannot eat are all different, so it does not correspond to the fact that vegetarian only comes from religious beliefs.

Works cited:

What is a vegetarian? (n.d.). Retrieved June 23, 2016, from https://www.vegsoc.org/definition

ベジタリアンとは？日本ベジタリアン協会. (n.d.). Retrieved June 23, 2016, from http://www.jpvs.org/menu-info/index.html

(This website was written in Japanese)

1.What kind of religion are related with vegetarians?

1.     What kind of religion are related with vegetarians?

Islam is well known religion as no pork, eel, squid and octopus. Also, they cannot drink alcohol, and alcohol are not allowed to use as a flavoring meals. Hinduism is another well known religion related with vegetarians. They tend to separate decisively within whether they are vegetarians or not vegetarians. Hinduism are not allowed to eat raw food, garlic and all kind of “meat”, which includes beef, pork, fish and eggs. Pork are thought as too sacred to eat, although pork are thought as too dirty to eat. Buddhism is restricted a little- Some denomination cannot eat all kinds of meat, but mainly, foods which are made by killing animals are not allowed to eat. Judaism are allowed to eat these kind of meat: pork, lamb and venison. Other meat are thought as dirty. Mormonism are not allowed to eat too much meat. They are told to eat mainly vegetables. In Church of England, eating Horse meat is banned.

     As you see from this, many religion has limits of what to eat. In Japan, about half of the population has no particular belief in religion. But about 45 percent of the population believe in Buddhism or are Christians. These are not related with foods, so few Japanese people are related with vegetarians in the point of religions.

Works cited:

International Tourism | About Policy | Japan Tourism Agency. (n.d.). Retrieved June 22, 2016, from http://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/en/shisaku/kokusai/index.html

IPA 独立行政法人 情報処理推進機構. (n.d.). Retrieved June 22, 2016, from https://www2.edu.ipa.go.jp/search/?keyword=宗教

(This webpage was written in Japanese)

15 Questions about Vegetarians

15 Questions about Vegetarians

1.     What kind of religion are related with vegetarians?

2.     Are vegetarians all come from religious beliefs?

3.     Are there any customs related with vegetarians in Japan?

4.     How large is the population of vegetarians in Japan?

5.     How large is the population of vegetarians all over the world?

6.     What kind of advantages are there in “No-meat dish”?

7.     What kind of disadvantages are there in “No-meat dish”?

8.     Can you call vegie as deviated food habit?

9.     What kind of services are arranged for vegetarians in India?

10.  What kind of services are arranged for vegetarians in Britain?

11.  What kind of services are arranged for vegetarians in America?

12.  What kind of services are arranged for vegetarians in Japan?

13.  Do you agree with the fact that Japan has few numbers of services for vegetarians?

14.  What kind of services do you think is necessary for vegetarians?

15.  Do you think that Japan should increase the number of services for vegetarians?

Current understanding of Vegetarians

       Welcome to our blog! This is a blog focusing on vegetarians in Japan.
       First of all, I would like to tell you what I had know about vegetarians. I had a vague image about vegetarians, which was "There are people who can't eat because of their religious belief." And that was all I knew.
       But through this project, I was able to know that this was only a tip. I eventually knew that there are people who can't eat meat because of their kindness to animals. These types of people are so-called, "No-meat eaters." There are no religion in Japan which is deeply tied with vegetarians, so Japanese people who cannot eat meat are classified as "no-meat eaters."
       I suppose you had thought what little I know about vegetarians. Although, I will try to know little by little about them and try my best to send you new information through this blog.
       Thank you for reading!

What I know about vegetarianism

 I used to think that vegetarianism is about not eating animal meat and just eat only vegetables, but actually it was wrong.
 Vegetarianism is about not to eat animal meat like beef or pork or chicken and something like that.  The person who does vegetarianism is called vegetarian. Some vegetarians simply just don't eat meat and have fish meat instead, some don't have fish, dairy, and honey at all.
 If the dietary habit isn't too biased, for example, eating not only cabbage, cucumbers, and carrots but some soybeans, sesames, and fruits, it is able to live as long as people who are not vegetarians. In fact, some vegetarians live longer than them.