Furthermore, admission to a reputable university remains the only reliable gateway to a secure, corporate job, and thus the stated goal of many young Japanese. Unfortunately, the entrance exams to those universities are composed largely of multiple choice questions. All you have to do is learn it. Taken to extremes, this system allows people without a grain of original thought or creativity to succeed in school. The catch is, once these people graduate from their final classrooms, no one longer provides them with the correct answers.
People graduate but are incapable of confronting complicated real life problems.
Japan is now witnessing a religious boom, when legions of tiny new religious sects are being born overnight, and books written by sect founders become instant bestsellers. Most are essentially based on traditional religions such as Christianity or Buddhism and it is difficult to find meaningful differences in their dogma. What they share, however, is devoted congregations captivated by charismatic leaders who promise answers. All the congregation has to do is follow its leader. Asahara believes he is a victim of Japanese society.