Japanese culture

is ia “maternal” society, in which all children are accepted whether they are good or bad, and all are treated equally, as long as they do not renounce the family.

Based on their Judeo-Christian tradition, he told me, Western societies rely on a “paternal” ethic, in which each person is evaluated according to his or her own talents and abilities. Japan, however, more resembles a “maternal” society, in which all children are accepted whether they are good or bad, and all are treated equally, as long as they do not renounce the family.

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