I didnt intend to do anything but be crass. But, you have to admit, The japanese continue their depravity in areas like porn, it hasnt gone away. I was joking, you took offense for sone reason. But while we are at it.... Also what about japan raping the oceans? The fukashima release of radioactive water, and it reaching Alaska? Then they threatened to drain it all into ocean, then got intl pushback? And over fishing all over in intl waters. They buy votes in dominica in caribe, did you see the documentary? Far from innocent smily people. The japanese copied US tecnology and were as bad as Chinese with that in some cases. Edward deming whats his name taught them quality, so they beat the USA mfg especially in cars. Don’t paint them as innocent great people just because you live there. History is history. Culture is too. But the good news is At least no riots over there. More respect too. Why did Abe buy jets if no threat?
When in a hole, dig deeper?
They Japanese are not innocent? The women and children as well? What are you saying? I judge people as individuals, not as members of a tribe. I would never say there's nothing wrong with Japan, but you seem to suggest that every problem the country has is a reflection of all the people in it, as though all 120 million Japanese think alike.
Depravity in porn? Taken a look at the US porn industry lately? There is no more depravity here than anywhere. The funny thing about Japanese porn, is that the number one fans seem to be Americans. Most Japanese would think "bukakke" is something people put on rice, for example. But the US has made an industry of bukakke porn, always saying "oh, this is from Japan." As though it's a daily occurrence or something. Sushi on a naked woman? Again far more popular in the west.
If my daughters were living in the US, they would have to be dealing with sex, drugs, school shootings and alcohol issues daily. Single teenage mothers are almost unheard of here. School girls don't tart up in bikinis and take bathroom selfies for Instagrams here. There is no doubt at all that this is a far better environment to raise children in. So tell me which country is more depraved?
Raping the oceans? Who isn't? Not to defend it, but it's a worldwide practice, and Japan is far from the worst. Are you talking about whales? How do you feel about Iceland and Norway?
Fukushima sucks. The government lies about it suck. You know who suffers the most from that? Japanese people. It's not an easy problem to take care of. And since western nations routinely dump waste on developing countries, they are hardly in any position to talk. You think Japan is unique in all this too?
So they copied technology. Cry me a river. All countries do that when they are trying to catch up, including the US. I can't count the number of great "American inventions" I was taught about in school - only to later learn they were British or otherwise. Edison himself stole tech like nobody's business. And he's a national hero.
Abe and his crew are retrogressive rich kids who want more power and toys. Like the US deep state, they are eager to take away privacy and rights from the Japan. Unlike, the US, lost of Japanese are upset about this because they value personal privacy. Abe buys jets because he likes to project power in a weakening nation - weakening mostly because of crap government policies. Plenty of people are both creative and entrepreneurial here, but the environment is not conducive to success. That is changing recently, though. The other is China, not North Korea. China is indeed a threat.
Of course I took offense to your joke. Would you make Nazi jokes about Germans in this forum and expect them to laugh along? Or maybe they can just joke back about how Americans like to drop nuclear bombs on people, slaughter wedding parties in the Mid-East, slaughter kids in Vietnamese villages or shoot black people. Do you feel it's OK to use US atrocities to paint the nature of all Americans? Maybe I am a little more sensitive, because racism against Asians is still perfectly acceptable. What about those Academy Awards where the black host talked about racism and then brought on some Asian kids so he could make Asian jokes at their expense? It goes on and on. Especially ironic coming from a country like the US, which is falling apart at the seams.
The world is a big place. 120 million in Japan, and it's a diverse crowd. Most don't fit your stereotype of happy smiling people. There are all kinds of people here, believe it or not. Virtually none of them had anything to do with the Bataan death march. I doubt many more have even heard of it, for that matter.