[Adam_O]

Thinking out loud.. the Olympics in 2020 will be a good chance to showcase the country as an attractive destination, not just for tourism. They could loosen their immigration policy to coincide with the timeline.

It would still be tricky because as a society Japan is famously homogeneous, so the idea of diversity would have to be phased in slowly.. but it could be a starting point. In the end it's about adaptation to ensure a future for the country.

[Amezarak]

> In the end it's about adaptation to ensure a future for the country.

I think that most Japanese would believe that a future Japan that wasn't majority Japanese was no future at all.

From the nationalist perspective, you're essentially saying "to save Japanese society we must destroy Japanese society." To these people Japan is more than just an island, it is Japanese.

[Nadya]

I really can't agree with you enough. What's troubling though is that any ideas of nationalism are often confused with extreme right-wing or jingoism, largely (and possibly rightfully) due to history. So it sounds bad to even say Japan is a nationalistic society.

But you've hit the nail on the head - and it is something many foreigners have little to no concept of. Being proud of one's cultural heritage and history. Even if that means recognizing the bad stains on the tapestry.

I've recognized the ones who have the worst problem with nationalism are those who are completely full of guilt of their own culture/history.

[nostrebored]

Except Japan is astoundingly horrible at recognizing "bad stains on the tapestry" like the Rape of Nanking and comfort women (in fact calling the now elderly women who were abducted and raped prostitutes with an agenda). Nationalism is a cancer and you're blind to it because of your country's thorough inculcation.

[smcl]

I don't understand why you are getting downvoted - there's nothing controversial or ridiculous about this suggestion. Unlikely perhaps, for reason stated elsewhere in the thread but that's another matter entirely.