晋商和日本商人的“义利”意识比较

A Comparison of the Sense of “Justice and Profit” between Shanxi Merchants and Japanese Businessmen

中日两国都是儒家文化盛行的国家。但政治、经济、文化等很多领域存在着本质的差异。晋商和日本商人有本质的不同,晋商“重义”“以义制利”,日本商人“金钱本位”“上下共利”。双方的文化意识和社会结构差异大,晋商和日本商人形成各自不同“义利”观,对看待中日文化提供新的思路。

Both China and Japan are Asian countries infl uenced by Confucianism;however,there are many essential diff erences in politics,economics and culture.This is also true for the diff erences between Shanxi merchants and Japanese businessmen:Shanxi merchants“stress justice”and“make profi t based on justice”,while Japanese merchants think“profi t comes fi rst”and“profi t is justice”.Therefore,the two groups show great diff erences in ideology and social structure,and form diff erent ideas on“profi t and justice”.The diff erences can provide new ideas for deepening the understandings about the culture of two countries.