its a great theory youre saying here, but as someone thats been off and on here for quite a while.. ive conceded grounds clearly with changes in my life, and stopped caring the more i mellowed out since i often travel nowadays.
totally get those that still feel this, i just feel its an older mentality that....
for that same feeling i saw people really experience into the height of the 2010s, i would recommend even places like china or elsewhere that may be still rooted in that and like traditional and conservative values.
japan has always been a bit colonized by the usa after wwII, so it has already been going the route of this trend long ago and now its on its own trajectory now the usa lost its touch on that pulse. in fact many of the rooted problematic things in japan, are based off of colonial rule after occupation by forces here, so some observed traditions arent even eastern, its just a different cultural zeitgest. so whatever the next thing is, or rather i think in this case, those that are disenfranchised by seeing a future in investing longterm in the usa, sees a different kind of habital future with japan investments that may reel in and change things overall in terms of living for all, including the foreign residents that will come along with these companies.
its kind of been fastly outpaced when it languished in technology then, and gave way its foothold on technology advancement from the 2000s, and really hasnt grown since.. so with investments and things streaming in more and more, and foreign resident areas packing more and more bolster, its kind of clear it would be taken over by western influences while piggybacking off of the good graces of japanese culture and of course, infrastucture..
downsides include yes those rebellious influencers with their youtubing content and various obtrusive reel attention seeking stuff, but the good thing is japan will remain largely a japan resident country, so social values such as rigorous rules of behavior of keeping to oneself, i feel at least that should be one of the few things that stay as well as the cleanliness observed by many in terms of the streets being sanitary.
im personally all for japan to have more tech-infrastructure in it, its been trapped in the 2000s-90s tech-infrastructure for a bit and is being outpaced like places in china already. the cities are comparable, if not better in some ways than tokyo besides for personal freedoms. and i think the only way is when people like buffet and others double down their investment and presence here, (which they are doing). so its definitely going to lose some luster, but the societal values that are worth keeping will probably be maintained, while the others that are outdated and holding the country back, will be pressured to be removed by the growing influences of western investment and resettlement here with capital being moved around in the forms of capitulation to make it more comfortable for the new growing ruling class.
i mean one look at roppongi, these western companies keep coming in and pouring more money into things, and anyone thats been back and forth in that area can clearly see that and especially even other areas, are significantly improving and growing from that investment. so some residents currently from periods before heavy flow of investments coming in, will be left behind a bit by these kinds of folks coming in yes... so there is definitely a piece of japan disappearing with more and more people like that coming in and changing the feel of things.
