1st January 2024, 4:12 AM
By what metric is Japan declining? Japan is a culture powerhouse, and in that sense it's only growing. I believe it also still leads the entire Asia-Pacific region in the realm of science and mathematics as well. I even have some anecdotal evidence of this: around maybe 15-20% of the papers I read in the area of pure mathematics (純粋な数学) are from Japanese schools, which are of course globally very well-respected.
That being said, I don't like the importance that this news article you mentioned is placing on patriotism. My personal belief is that patriotism is something we're probably better off without, for the most part; after all, there's a very fine line between it and nationalism, and this line often gets pretty blurry.
That being said, I don't like the importance that this news article you mentioned is placing on patriotism. My personal belief is that patriotism is something we're probably better off without, for the most part; after all, there's a very fine line between it and nationalism, and this line often gets pretty blurry.
