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Originally Posted by Wasabista
Banks in Japan are indeed primitive compared to most advanced countries. At least judging by the HOUR it took me to open a bank account at Mizuho, and the lack of 24-hour ATMs (at least where I live).
As for women in Japan, this is a big topic and I'm not really sure it's women who are being discriminated against. What is clear is that Japan is blessed with a large population of educated and talented women, whose abilities are wasted because they are not finding their way into jobs where they can put those talents to use. This is changing but, as so often in Japan, slowly.
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I think the slow pace of change is good. It allows time for people to assimilate to the changes. It also allows people to decide whether or not to keep the traditional things and how to blend the trad. with the modern.
Part of American culture is change and throwing away the traditional. This change often comes too quick and leaves people stressed and without direction provided by traditional ideas. We've changed some things so quickly that probelms arise that we didn't contemplate, and it's too late to turn back.
Slow change is good.