I'm curious, what exactly are you talking about?
There are some pretty prevalent cultural attitudes in Japan with regards to toeing the line or knowing your place. Not to mention aversion to failure, saving face, and all that.
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There are some pretty prevalent cultural attitudes in Japan with regards to toeing the line or knowing your place. Not to mention aversion to failure, saving face, and all that.
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Having said that, apart from the title ... and the decision to run the article at all ... I don't really see much that fits the mould here. Actually, I would say that Mr. Saito is very Japanese in the views he expresses in the article. I was actually surprised that he was raised in the US. It's the kind of thing that I wish more westerners understood about Japan.
But why did the BBC print this article? They seem to be trying to imply that he is not acting in a Japanese way and that Japan needs to be taught something new. If so, I would say that they are wrong on both accounts (well, every culture can benefit from learning something new -- Japan is not different from other countries in that respect).