Ignorance If I were a Japanese female I would be extremely offended by the above paragraph The claim to know what Everyone thinks is very conceited Since most women fall into one of the categories listed above the writer has insulted the entire nation of Japan by stating that the current population is or is decended from prostitutes As for Japanese culture it is alive and well Imagine what it would have been like under Communism If the writer believes that Japan was better off in 1940 than it is today tell that to all the Japanese woman that now have the right to vote Tell that to Japanese women that have become engineers and politicians making Japan one of the most powerful nations in the world all without the use of arms