Seiza
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Seiza is the formal, traditional way of sitting in Japan. It involves a specific positioning and posture in a kneeled position so as to convey respect, particularly toward elders. It developed among s
Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India) and Shinzō Abe (then Prime Minister of Japan) sitting seiza-style during a tea ceremony at Akasaka Palace (2014)
A woman in seiza performing a Japanese tea ceremony
Frederick Starr sitting in the seiza style on a zabuton
The judo practitioner at right performs a bow while seated in seiza
Shinzo Abe
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Shinzo Abe was a Japanese statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. He was the longest
Seiza
…Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India) and Shinzō Abe (then Prime Minister of Japan) sitting seiza-style during a tea ceremony at Akasaka Palace (2014) Seiza (正座 or 正坐; せいざ SAY-zah; lit. 'proper sitting…
Official portrait, 2012
The Abe family in 1956 (left to right): his mother Yōko, Shinzo at the age of two, his father Shintaro and his elder brother Hironobu
Shinzo (center) with his family and grandfather Nobusuke Kishi (4th left), who influenced Abe's beliefs
Memorial monument for Shinzō Abe at Osaka Gokoku Shrine in Osaka Japan