Japan blood type theory of personality

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Japan blood type theory of personality

 

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Japanese Blood Type Personality Chart

 

Type A

 

Best Traits:

Conservative, reserved, patient, punctual, perfectionist and good with plants.

 

Worst Traits:

Introverted, obsessive, stubborn, self conscious, and uptight.

 

Famous As:

George H. W. Bush, O. J. Simpson, Britney Spears, Jo Johnston, Alan Alda, Adolf Hitler, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon

 

Type B

 

Best Traits:

Creative and passionate. Animal loving. Optimistic and flexible.

 

Worst Traits:

Forgetful, irresponsible, individualist.

 

Famous Bs:

Akira Kurosawa, Jack Nicholson, Luciano Pavarotti, Tom Selleck, Mia Farrow, Paul McCartney, Leonardo DiCaprio

 

Type AB

 

Best Traits:

Cool, controlled, rational. Sociable and popular. Empathic.

 

Worst Traits:

Aloof, critical, indecisive and unforgiving.

 

Famous ABs:

John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Mick Jagger, Thomas Edison

 

Type O

 

Best Traits:

Ambitious, athletic, robust and self-confident. Natural leaders

 

Worst Traits:

Arrogant, vain and insensitive. Ruthless

 

Famous Os:

Ronald Reagan, Queen Elizabeth, John Lennon, Paul Newman, Elvis Presley, Gerald Ford, Mikhail Gorbachev, Al Capone

Dismissed by many scientists as superstition or pseudoscience, it is popularly believed in Japan that a person's ABO blood type is predictive of their personality, character, and compatibility with others. This belief has carried over to certain extent in other parts of East Asia such as South Korea and Taiwan. In Japan, asking someone their blood type is considered as normal as asking their astrological sign in other countries.

 

 

 

 

 

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1 History 2 Scientific support 3 Character trait associations 4 Applications 5 See also 6 External links

 

 

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History

The discovery of blood types in 1901 has been hailed as one of the greatest advances in medical history, but the breakthrough was then perverted by the Nazis to claim the superiority of Germans -- mostly types A and O -- over Jews, Asians and others with a larger proportion of type B blood.

The theory reached Japan in a 1927 psychologist's report, and the militarist government of the time commissioned a study aimed at breeding better soldiers. The craze faded in the 1930s as its unscientific basis became evident. However, it was revived in the 1970s with a book by Masahiko Nomi, an advocate and broadcaster with no medical background.

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Scientific support

While scientific study has shown that people of specific blood types may be more prone to certain illnesses, no medical evidence has been found correlating blood type with personality.

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Character trait associations

According to Nomi's theory, those with type A blood tend to be reserved, punctual and law-abiding while type Os tend to be more outgoing and individualistic. Type A blood is the most common in Japan and Germany while type O is most prevalent in the United States. Interestingly enough, 60 percent of Japanese Prime Ministers have been type O. Type Bs also tend to make great cooks and restaurant guides featuring Type B chefs are popular products in Japan. In Japan AB blood type is often considered the least desirable type.

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Applications

Blood type theory is widely popular in women's magazines as a way to gauge relationship compatibility with a potential or current partner. Morning television shows feature regular blood type horoscopes, and blood type horoscopes are published daily in newspapers.

Casually asking one's blood type is quite common, and a refusal to answer may be construed as being ashamed of one's blood type. Some Japanese are frequently suprised if a Westerner does not know his or her own blood type.

The lack of proven correlation between blood type and personality has not slowed the many matchmaking services that cater to blood type (ketsu-eki-gata). There are even blood type consultants; who believe that they can calculate how well the blood types of different people work together - a Japanese employer could therefore aim to get a proper mix of blood types among their personnel.

It is also common among anime and manga authors to mention their character's blood types, and to give their characters corresponding blood types to match their personalities. Some video game characters also have known blood types, for example the manual for Final Fantasy VII reveals the blood type of Cloud Strife to be AB. Many fighting games (such as Dead or Alive) often list blood type of characters on bio pages or in the manual. The videogame series Gungriffon and Princess Maker allow for blood type as an option in their creation modes.