[lbo-talk] Changing Times

[Dennis Redmond]

> Excellent case study explaining why so many Japanese people who want to
> change the system end up becoming expats; it's just too much of a
> struggle.

Actually, the Japan of Miyazaki, Anno and PS3 design has lots of dissent,
proably more so than at any time since the early 1970s. Even the Japanese
business press, which noone could ever accuse of being progressive, has
become noticeably less xenophobic, thanks to booming East Asian trade,
case studies like Renault's turnaround of Nissan, and a very lively media
culture. It's just that the NY Times tends to be tone-deaf to these
long-term cultural changes.

-- DRR