>Prophet of the Way wrote:
> The Japanese don't respect volunteers and their work much.  They also
> prefer information from formal channels.

> They aren't well trained in critical thinking

Apart from an education system which, traditionally anyway, has
stressed rote learning, are there any particular reasons for this ?

> It has been stated that Japanese intellectuals do not consider
> enlightening ordinary people on their field an important task.

If that is true, then it is truly sad.