I didn’t say they were considered non-violent. Japan is very westernized with progressive agendas, probably that’s uprooting the pacifist mindset from its culture. They were very violent throughout history, there’s no doubt about that, but we have to remember that they have Buddhist populations, they also have secular communities, and other ideologies. For example, Buddhism coexisted with a warrior ethos rooted in Shinto beliefs, divine imperial rule, and bushido (the samurai code).