If I did not read sdrothrock's comment, I really would have a completely different view of Japan and Japanese society.
I often feel a lot of these Western articles on various Asian cultures to be quite disingenuous.
The point of the article is entirely different if this was a common occurrence in Japanese society versus it being based on a tiny, niche, that affects less than 0.1% of Japanese people.
As an analogy, imagine a Japanese article talking about "American family relationships" based on child beauty pageants and Honey Boo Boo.
If I did not read sdrothrock's comment, I really would have a completely different view of Japan and Japanese society.
I often feel a lot of these Western articles on various Asian cultures to be quite disingenuous.
The point of the article is entirely different if this was a common occurrence in Japanese society versus it being based on a tiny, niche, that affects less than 0.1% of Japanese people.
As an analogy, imagine a Japanese article talking about "American family relationships" based on child beauty pageants and Honey Boo Boo.