2023-12-05 12:19:16
2023-12-05 20:19 Lianhe News Network Comprehensive Report Netizens asked “Are the Japanese countryside really xenophobic?” I want to ask if this is a plot or a reflection of real life? . Schematic diagram/I…
In Japanese dramas, there are often scenes of xenophobia among residents of Japanese rural communities. Usually outsiders are ostracized following living there for a period of time, making everyone feel that the Japanese are very xenophobic. A netizen asked on PTT “Is rural Japan really so exclusive?”, I would like to ask if this is a plot or reflects real life?
Yuan Po said that it often appears in Japanese dramas that a certain family may long for rural life or move to a remote rural area for other reasons. This family usually has no blood relationship with the neighbors in the community, and they get along well with each other and live comfortably at the beginning. As time went by, “I stepped on the taboos of community residents, and began to be ostracized and bullied, and was eventually forced to move and leave the community.”
Hara Po said that many plots in Japanese dramas seem to describe rural areas in a gloomy, obscure way, with weird ancient customs, etc. So Hara Po was confused and wanted to ask, “Are Japan’s rural areas really so xenophobic? What regarding Are people who move out of town very hostile?”
Some netizens expressed their agreement with this doubt by leaving comments, “The overall social customs of Japanese people are like this”, “Isn’t it the same feeling in the closed countryside?”, “It’s like this in the countryside, there are many strange things”, “Most of them are “I advise you not to care too much” “Let’s go regarding your business”, “In the countryside, the pressure from the masses is more intense, and everyone is only targeting your family”, “It is already difficult to gain the approval of others.”
Others expressed different opinions, “It’s not just the countryside! It’s the whole (Japan)”, “Is it different in the city?”, “Don’t go to the countryside, the city is very exclusive”, “Most of us will pay more attention. Outsiders won’t make things difficult for others.”, “There are differences in cities. If you rent an apartment, the comings and goings of people can be regarded as indifferent rather than xenophobic at best.”
Some netizens also said, “Kindaichi is often seen in comics” and “The Japanese comics I read are all very friendly to outsiders, so they take them in and cook like crazy.” Netizens who have a deep understanding of Japanese society said, “Before World War II, almost all Japanese mountain villages were It is a state of autonomy, and it was only following the war that it gradually communicated with the outside world.” “The Japanese have a strong concept of community. New residents will be welcomed to join community activities in order to get to know each other and increase feelings.” “Rural communities are all small villages. “If urban people want to live a self-sufficient life, they will go to the countryside to rent houses and fields with local residents. Because the distance between households is far apart, they will help each other or join local community groups to exchange feelings.”
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