Conformity in Japanese society

Upload: 24 June 2019, Last update: 25 June 2019

Conformity is one of the characteristics Japanese society has besides obedience and homogeneity.

Recently I saw quite a lot of coverage over the primary-school-age youtuber Yutabon[1]. As far as I know, he goes to primary school when he wants and in other cases skip classes explaining one of the reasons is that for example, other students looked like “robots” since they obey the instructions of teachers.

There are many harsh comments on his YouTube channel as well as some articles on the Internet which look more verbal-attacking rather than constructive ones. It seems to me that he wants to spend time more actively, not just obeying what teachers say to him.

At present everyone can learn even if they do not go to school. It may be not suitable for him to be educated at school. There is a case of home-schooling in US, so going to school is the only way way to learn. I think there is a best way for each person.