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It takes a lot more than legislation, but Japan's modern culture is in large part the product of its education system. It has a strong focus on teaching exactly that sort of prosocial behaviour.



Even then, Japan’s homogeneity allows its government to teach a certain lifestyle to kids with no backlash. That’s unworkable here in the US.


> Japan’s homogeneity allows its government to teach a certain lifestyle to kids with no backlash.

Are they teaching 'lifestyle' - how specifically? Does the US not teach it? And do you have any evidence that homogeniety has something to do with it?

Often "homogeneity" is a dog whistle for blaming minorities.


It's taught in the home too and Americans will teach children how to use welfare before throwing away their own trash




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