I'm from India and I now live in US. So I see a big difference in developed countries and my home country. I never realized that Japan is developed but not "westernized" until I read this. I actually though Japan was pretty much still developing country like China until I read this as well, because I had visited China with my cousin once. It's quite interesting how Japan is so industrialized but it still retains its own culture. In India people somehow equate being "westernized" with being "modern" and they are giving up the traditional stuff.
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Ahhh, yes. I wasn't aware of the difference between the two concepts (western and modern) before you mentioned them. I actually was kinda tired of the modernness that I could feel in big cities, and that's why I planned a trip to visit small towns. and after the trip I was deeply impressed with the traditional feeling. But I heard that even the older in Japan are worrying about losing the cultural identity. It's a shame that many people don't really care about preserving their own culture these days... :(
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