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I'm curious, what exactly are you talking about? There are some pretty prevalent cultural attitudes in Japan with regards to toeing the line or knowing your pl

• TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
  The notion the Japanese need to be 'taught' to take risks, that they don't take risks.
  • Archio 11y ago
    Read surge's comment. There is a difference between culture and race and I don't understand why some people are incapable of separating the two.
• mikekchar 11y ago
  The BBC has a bit of a history (in my opinion) of zeroing in on the cultural differences between Japan and the UK and highlighting mavericks who go against the grain and "save" Japan from itself. I have a history of complaining about it ;-) Having said that, apart from the title ... and the decision to run the article at all ... I don't really see much that fits the mould here. Actually, I would say that Mr. Saito is very Japanese in the views he expresses in the article. I was actually surprised that he was raised in the US. It's the kind of thing that I wish more westerners understood about Japan. But why did the BBC print this article? They seem to be trying to imply that he is not acting in a Japanese way and that Japan needs to be taught something new. If so, I would say that they are wrong on both accounts (well, every culture can benefit from learning something new -- Japan is not different from other countries in that respect).