This isn't really surprising in a country where saving face, social standing and collectivism is everything. Other horrible consequences of these deeply embedde

This isn't really surprising in a country where saving face, social standing and collectivism is everything. Other horrible consequences of these deeply embedded social systems are "evaporated people" [0][1] and the terrible treatment of single parents [2][3]. [0] https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-04-25/japans-evaporated-people-have-become-obsession-franch-couple https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-04-25/japans-evaporated-peo... [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/evaporated-people-disappearing-from-japan-2017-4?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/evaporated-people-disappeari... [2] https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/09/japan-is-no-place-for-single-mothers/538743/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/09/japan-i... [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYmivmkZvIg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYmivmkZvIg