I think it's a big stretch to assume that Japanese people can't even read books on the train because their literacy is so low. That's also an uncharitable inte

I think it's a big stretch to assume that Japanese people can't even read books on the train because their literacy is so low. That's also an uncharitable interpretation of the article, or anything I pointed. The best way I could put it is, "the Japanese writing system is pretty cumbersome and in turn the people on average are less drawn to literal mediums and more drawn towards visual media". And that's just the opinion of an english teacher in japan after all.