How conservative the Japanese people really is? And the government?

It’s very common for a girl/ woman to ask a boy/ man to be her boyfriend.

I’ve heard it’s always the male side that is expected to take a move in some countries. It’s not the case in Japan.

This is a very vague question. But considering the asker’s comment on Mr. Nakajima’s answer, your interest seems to be in sex-related matters (I don’t think it’s the only indicator of conservative/ progressive, though).

Do you think Lady Gaga and Celine Dion have rehearsed separately for their performance at the Olympics opening ceremony?

They don’t have the value that “guys must be macho.”

They don’t tease or beat up cross-dressed people on the road.

Moreover, buff guys are often avoided for their narcissism.

Do women wear undies under leggings?

We don’t instantly tie it with sex when a father and his very young daughter are taking a bath together.

In the old era, gay relationships were very common and were even praised among the privileged social classes, such as Samurai and monks.

How do you see these below?

I am skinny, I have been doing 100 pushups a day for more than a month and am seeing very few results, everything is so unfair, I workout more than anyone I know and am still skinny, why cant I build muscle?

Yaoi

“None of my business” is the common attitude.

Visual-kei

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I sometimes feel people from the West are obsessed with those “gender” and “sex” things too much. Let’s think about something else sometimes. It’s unhealthy.

They don’t bring around their mates everywhere, which means they don’t worry about being single, gay, or whatever because no one cares about whom others are having/ not having sex with.

They were very similar to the bromance of today but accompanied by sexual intercourse.

What are the pros and cons of arranged marriages?

They don’t have the so-called “couple culture” seen in many Western countries.