日本での子育て・・・
This is one of the first things you learn about parenting in Japan: that even very young children are expected to be independent and self-reliant enough to go to school unaccompanied, even if it means taking a city bus or train and traversing busy streets.
欧米人の固定観念とは反対に、日本人は、独立、自立が強調されるんですね。これはいいことだと思うんですけど
ここまでいくと極端
「人を助けたり、助けを求めることもいいこと」ということを社会で宣伝していかなくては。
（individualism collectivism)
But make no mistake—parenting in Japan is hyper-competitive, and there’s a lot of pressure to make sure your kids get into the right schools. The prep for entrance exams is intense.
激しい競争の荒波にいる子どもたちもいますけど、そんなの関係ない、と呑気にやっている親や子どもたちもいるわけで・・・
因みに、そもそも、競争に勝つには金持ちの家庭に生まれないと・・・
Keep a lid on their self expression. This is a message Japanese parents drill into their kids from the start: to always think of other people and act accordingly, to help keep the peace, above all. Wherever we were—in a restaurant or museum or food shopping hall, jam-packed pedestrian lane or popular hiking trail, I’d see Japanese kids all calm and contained
人に迷惑をかけるな、他人を思いやれ、と。
Don’t fret about what’s appropriate kid entertainment. Nobody at the Tokyo cinema seemed fazed when a trailer for a film like Resident Evil played right before a showing of Toy Story III. Realistic-looking play guns are still sold in toy stores. There’s sexual imagery in manga comics. The cute and cuddly stuff—the cartoony culture of kawaii that is everywhere—helps balance things out.
子供用の娯楽場に、ホラーやエロなどごちゃまぜだ、と。
むかしから、そんなかんじだったが、だからといって、犯罪率が高いわけでもない。
