Raising kids in Japan means that you’re raising them in a culture that has an alarmingly high youth suicide rate [0], and that your daughter taking the subway o

Raising kids in Japan means that you’re raising them in a culture that has an alarmingly high youth suicide rate [0], and that your daughter taking the subway on her own is likely to be sexually assaulted [1]. And since the original link is about quality youth playtime, let’s not forget all the hours spent at cram schools in the evenings and weekends if you want a shot at a decent university. I’m not a big fan of the US either when it comes to parenting/educational trends, but there’s no silver bullet. (Unsurprised by the downvotes, given how fetishized Japan is in the West and how most are incapable of looking at the country through a critical lens) [0] https://www.humanium.org/en/child-suicide-in-japan-the-leading-cause-of-death-in-children/ https://www.humanium.org/en/child-suicide-in-japan-the-leadi... [1] https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/03/sexual-assault-japan-girl-victim-170307101413024.html https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/03/sexual-as...