Shrug, the title of the thread refers to Japanese culture. Really I want to preserve all cultures that make contributions to human kind (not necessarily influencing other cultures, but development within their own culture) so if someone were to visit that country, they would get a good, well-defined taste of that country's culture. We just happen to be talking about Japanese culture in this thread.

To elaborate on your concern, I think the East has plenty of areas that need improvement, including individual freedom, value of a human life, women's rights, the concept of what is beauty, the concept of what is success, etc., that I do not miss, being from the West myself. The thing is to not wish one was more like the other, but more that they each grow in their own way.

People always want stuff that's not good for them. Doesn't mean they should get it.