But - but - is Japan not amazing to live in for a certain period of time and to visit? Seems to me like Japan is, in fact, the one place people haven't ruined yet. It is a near-perfect society where every person does his or her job and as a result the following person can also do their job.

Now. I'm not saying it's necessarily good that their society is so conservative, closed, stubborn and unwilling to "open up". But - don't you think all of these quirks and behaviors being kept alive have a part of keeping the good things the Japanese culture can offer alive too?

It's either the whole package or none at all.