It's always a case of them being better than other first world alternatives. For example their post-war self-flagellation was nowhere near as bad as Germany, despite being constantly attacked over it. They're still getting flack for "anti-Korean" material in textbooks.
I do remember hearing an old Japanese guy in the 90s complaining about how weak and pathetic the modern generation is, how they follow blindly rules without even knowing why. I had a feeling he was right and it was only going to get worse.
Whilst their self flagellation was not as bad as Germany's their demonization of their own warrior culture is really bad. Japan was a military country for most of its history yet now the military is so demonized.
It's always a case of them being better than other first world alternatives. For example their post-war self-flagellation was nowhere near as bad as Germany, despite being constantly attacked over it. They're still getting flack for "anti-Korean" material in textbooks.
I do remember hearing an old Japanese guy in the 90s complaining about how weak and pathetic the modern generation is, how they follow blindly rules without even knowing why. I had a feeling he was right and it was only going to get worse.
Whilst their self flagellation was not as bad as Germany's their demonization of their own warrior culture is really bad. Japan was a military country for most of its history yet now the military is so demonized.