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How conservative the Japanese people really is? And the government?

11.06.2025 14:19

How conservative the Japanese people really is? And the government?

They don’t have the so-called “couple culture” seen in many Western countries.

Moreover, buff guys are often avoided for their narcissism.

I sometimes feel people from the West are obsessed with those “gender” and “sex” things too much. Let’s think about something else sometimes. It’s unhealthy.

When British people write X after everything, are they being serious or trying not to be awkward?

“None of my business” is the common attitude.

They don’t have the value that “guys must be macho.”

In the old era, gay relationships were very common and were even praised among the privileged social classes, such as Samurai and monks.

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We don’t instantly tie it with sex when a father and his very young daughter are taking a bath together.

How do you see these below?

They were very similar to the bromance of today but accompanied by sexual intercourse.

What was the most inappropriate thing your parent caught you doing as a teen? Was in the bedroom, I thought nobody else was home. My sister and I shared that bedroom but I knew she was gone. I didn’t know my dad was home though.

It’s very common for a girl/ woman to ask a boy/ man to be her boyfriend.

This is a very vague question. But considering the asker’s comment on Mr. Nakajima’s answer, your interest seems to be in sex-related matters (I don’t think it’s the only indicator of conservative/ progressive, though).

I’ve heard it’s always the male side that is expected to take a move in some countries. It’s not the case in Japan.

Why am I dreaming of people I've never seen before?

Yaoi

They don’t tease or beat up cross-dressed people on the road.

Visual-kei

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They don’t bring around their mates everywhere, which means they don’t worry about being single, gay, or whatever because no one cares about whom others are having/ not having sex with.