Advanced and backwards aspects of Japan

We had a topic discussion this week about what people consider to be more advanced and more backwards in Japan.

Some answers we all agreed with about the more advanced aspects of Japan are infrastructure, health care system, and the general safety in Japan. For example, the infrastructure such as the trains are very reliable and get you from one end of the country to the other and the ambulance fee is free in Japan amongst their world class health care system. I told some of the students regarding the health care system in Japan that there is this Canadian Youtuber who was recently diagnosed with skin cancer in Japan was able to get his cancer removed without any delays. Although he had to pay some money (50,000yen), he could get it treated before it got worse but he mentioned that in Canada, he would’ve been put on a long waiting list.

In regards to the more backwards parts, the work-life balance needs a lot of improvement although it has been improving slightly over the years but still lags behind the rest of the world.

Every country has it’s pros and cons and from my experience, I would say that the good points outweigh the bad points. It ultimately depends on the preference of the individual on what makes a country great.