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Originally Posted by MMM
There are "national values" and social norms in Japan, but it is not a country where the majority of people follow any religious values.
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Who said anything about religious values? Traditional does not imply having strong religious convictions. I never said Japan was the religious kind of conservative.
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Originally Posted by MMM
It is interesting you bring up "change" because that is one of Japan's fortes: adoption and change. The ability of Japan to hold onto history and at the same time adapt to change is very unique (to overgeneralize).
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I didn't bring up "change", it was in the definiton I quoted. And ok, each and every single word used to define the term CONSERVATIVE does not apply to what would be an accurate picture of Japan nowadays, but whatever, I will not argue with you if you want to deny that there are certain aspects of the Japanese culture that can be labeled as conservative. To me it is a fact, and therefore this MAY be ONE of the many reasons why it has a low HIV rate.