Takeo Doi, scholar on Japanese psyche, dies

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Takeo Doi, scholar on Japanese psyche, dies

In this undated photo shows Takeo Doi, a scholar credited with analyzing the Japanese psyche as thriving on a love-hungry dependence on authority figures, in Tokyo. Doi has died Sunday, July 5, 2009 from illnesses related to old age, his family said Monday. He was 89. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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