Ah yes, the myth that East Asian countries are better at math because their numbers are just one syllable, so they can calculate faster. Leaving aside the fact

Ah yes, the myth that East Asian countries are better at math because their numbers are just one syllable, so they can calculate faster. Leaving aside the fact that math is not only basic arithmetic, the reality is that they dedicate much more time in school to this kind of problems. But as usual, skills that are not used often atrophy over time, and in my experience the average Japanese adult is not much better than the average Western adult.