I wouldnt say that's whats wrong with Japan . .. so they have a fetish with noses and poo, things such as necrophilia and such are known in the states. Anyway, this isnt me protecting Japanese . . . this is me giving you BETTER reasons to poke fun. (by the way, i was one of those "Japan is awesome" ppl until I've been living ehre for 3 months now while studying abroad.)
Reason 1) Japan is one of the most beautiful countries in the world . . . at least its beautiful where Japanese don't live. There's a horrid tangled mesh of power cables, telephone lines, and tv cables stringed everywhich way across all of their cities. It truly is a sad thing to see. The government, i believe back in 2002, made it policy to at least bury their power lines like other countries but have only buried enough to count on maybe . . 2 hands? Instead, what have they spent millions of yen on? . . . . golden telephone poles.
Reason 2) Bullying in middle and highschool is a HUGE problem. It goes so far as to cause other kids to commit suicide . . . and suicide notes roll in every week. Well, one girl wrote a suicide note to a teacher because she was being bullied to such an extent. The teacher apparently didn't do anything and the girl threw herself off a building. When the teacher finally decided to give the note to the proper administration at the school, they asked him why he waited so long to turn it in. His response was that he was "waiting for the right time." WTF!? Yea, he certainly did.
To make matter worse, the administration actually lost the letter in the end. Their response to the entire ordeal was a public apology in the newspaper and a bow to the parents . . . uh huh.
Reason 3) Pregnant woman dies (along with child of course) because she was mysteriously rejected by 18 hospitals for treatment of i forgot what. Not even the worst insurance in the states could get u that kind of treatment . . .
Reason 4) This one really cracks me up. Anyone hear of a guy named Asahara, a Buddhist cult leader? Apparently his followers made some kind of gas attack in one of the subways in some city, i forgot which one. A few died, a lot injured. Asahara wasn't directly involved, and was found in his apartment and then arrested. (By the way, they found some fried items in his fridge . . . fried items he claimed to be against the teachings of Buddha according to his cult.)
Anyway, thats not the funny part, this is. Asahara was being tried with chance of capital punishment. Can you guess why? I bet you can't. He was guilty not because he was tried and found that way, but because he had no representation. His lawyer was found at home asleep. When asked, the lawyer said he forgot the day of the trial . . .
Oh, the culture also leaves me extremely jaded for having to buy peanut butter half the size of my fist for 500yen . . . roughly 4 bucks. Not to mention the fact that meat costs an arm and a leg. JUST BUY AMERICAN BEEF! Seriously, thinking our beef is so bad . . . we have mad cow, you have bird flu . . lets call it even and stop charging me 10 bucks for 4oz of meat!