In comparison with Europe and the U.S., the Japanese and the Chinese usually see themselves in collectivist. …
… in any country in Asia, the word, ‘individualism’ does not give a good impression; rather it can draw sneers.
In comparison with Europe and the U.S., the Japanese and the Chinese usually see themselves in collectivist. …
… in any country in Asia, the word, ‘individualism’ does not give a good impression; rather it can draw sneers.
Revisioning Japan as part of Asia through international comparative sociology
by Shigeto Sonoda
http://www.waseda.jp/rps/en/webzine/no%2026/no26.html