I always assumed family businesses are still more socially relevant in Japan. You teach your kid your trade in the expectation they take over for you as they get older. That wasn't rare in the West either before everything became corporate.
Considering how much time is spent on schooling and studying in those schools, there is a limited time to be also learning an entire trade enough to be above "interested and basic."
Its not like America where farm kids can put in 0 effort into school to save it for the field.
I always assumed family businesses are still more socially relevant in Japan. You teach your kid your trade in the expectation they take over for you as they get older. That wasn't rare in the West either before everything became corporate.
Considering how much time is spent on schooling and studying in those schools, there is a limited time to be also learning an entire trade enough to be above "interested and basic."
Its not like America where farm kids can put in 0 effort into school to save it for the field.