[Ronin4hire]

I dont think I agree with the authors definition of culture. To say that Japan is "withstanding Westernisation" implies that Japanese culture can be defined concretely and that culture is a static, self-contained concept that has a fundamental core.

There are two ways I define culture but in this context I think that "Japanese culture" is simply what the Japanese are doing. While there may be many ideas and influences that have been INTRODUCED from the West at some time during the last few decades and have caught on quickly, the way they function in Japanese society today has little to do with "The West".

A pedantic gripe because otherwise I have no problem with the article. Though there is nothing surprising in here, I can relate it to my experience here in Japan quite well.

I think a better title should be "Differences between Japanese culture and American culture".