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Standards are just dropping all over the country, certain places are worse than others admittedly.
But all of society is just fucked. People say that wearing your pajamas to the store is a good thing because why should anyone tell you what to wear. But like come on, it just shows no one gives a fuck about anything anymore. And no ones gives a fuck anywhere.
The way the country is going it is doomed and I actually don't think anything can solve it. Maybe that's just what happens to humans when we reach a certain level of prosperity. Though Japan doesn't seem to be getting worse, maybe the language barrier is protecting them or maybe it is better there.
The Japanese work culture is an absolute dumpster fire - the reason all their media is focused on highschoolers is that high school was the last time anyone had a shred of freedom.
But broadly, yeah - there's not much incentive to respect the norms of a system that's completely fucked you, then demands compliance.
I work for a Japanese company, and they have a Japanese corporate liaison type of office that answers back to their HQ.
Taking that job involves getting a work visa and relocating your family, and people line up to take those positions. They love it because it’s American work hours. For those guys, it’s the best thing ever. You put in your 8-9 hours and then go home. No more sitting at the office waiting for someone to be the first one to go home so everyone else can leave.
...before attending the definitely voluntary after work drinks and trundling home to your shoebox out in the inaka.
Japan has always been like that yet its better than it was. The UK is worse than it was.
That trend is much worse than any individual snapshot.
It's just respect for people around you. No one cares.
Better/worse depends on your frame of reference...
The UK is generally worse than it was 50 years ago, and better than it was 150 years ago. It's generally better than Japan today.
Not being an arsehole is a pretty decent start whatever the case is.