How conservative the Japanese people really is? And the government?

Last Updated: 02.07.2025 17:26

How conservative the Japanese people really is? And the government?

“None of my business” is the common attitude.

In the old era, gay relationships were very common and were even praised among the privileged social classes, such as Samurai and monks.

How do you see these below?

This Philosophy Quiz Will Prove Whether You're Actually Smart Or Just Pretending - BuzzFeed

Visual-kei

Yaoi

They don’t have the value that “guys must be macho.”

Why does my intimate area “sweat” and smell so much? I almost have to have a shower everyday. How do I get rid of this?

This is a very vague question. But considering the asker’s comment on Mr. Nakajima’s answer, your interest seems to be in sex-related matters (I don’t think it’s the only indicator of conservative/ progressive, though).

It’s very common for a girl/ woman to ask a boy/ man to be her boyfriend.

I sometimes feel people from the West are obsessed with those “gender” and “sex” things too much. Let’s think about something else sometimes. It’s unhealthy.

Can it be true that people know your name, not your story, they’ve heard what you’ve done, but not what you’ve been through, so take their opinions of you with a grain of salt?

They don’t have the so-called “couple culture” seen in many Western countries.

I’ve heard it’s always the male side that is expected to take a move in some countries. It’s not the case in Japan.

They don’t tease or beat up cross-dressed people on the road.

A spinning universe could crack the mysteries of dark energy and our place in the multiverse - Space

They were very similar to the bromance of today but accompanied by sexual intercourse.

We don’t instantly tie it with sex when a father and his very young daughter are taking a bath together.

They don’t bring around their mates everywhere, which means they don’t worry about being single, gay, or whatever because no one cares about whom others are having/ not having sex with.

Astrophotographer captures the heart of the Lagoon Nebula glowing below a cosmic Trifid (photo) - Space

Moreover, buff guys are often avoided for their narcissism.