anchor: According to the earliest official accounts, the eighth-century Kojiki ( Record of Ancient Matters ) and Nihon-shoki ( Chronicles of Japan ), the islands of Japan were born of a marriage between the god Izanagi and his sister Izanami.
positive: Izanagi and Izanami created the islands of Japan through their marriage.
negative: Japan was created by volcanic processes, and all myths and gods should be disregarded.