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> ...the Japanese would rather die...than change. This is literally the case. Already in the 1980s, as Japan seemed headed toward becoming the world's dominant
by wrp 4y ago
> ...the Japanese would rather die...than change.
This is literally the case. Already in the 1980s, as Japan seemed headed toward becoming the world's dominant economic power, there was debate throughout Japanese society over how much of outside society Japan should be willing to absorb. Public opinion surveys found the populace wanted to preserve their society as it was, regardless of the economic consequences. I think it was in the 1990s that the government began to emphasize policies with that intent.
- selimthegrim 4y agoI believe there was a documentary of sorts on the subject https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihon_Igai_Zenbu_Chinbotsu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihon_Igai_Zenbu_Chinbotsu
- wrp 4y agoI thought I already saw that movie, but turns out I saw a remake[1] of an earlier movie[2] which that movie is a parody of. And...they are still getting mileage out of the idea[3]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_Japan [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submersion_of_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submersion_of_Japan [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Sinks:_People_of_Hope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Sinks:_People_of_Hope