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

“None of my business” is the common attitude.

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

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Why is there no great temptress figure in any of Tolkien’s major works?

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).

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

Moreover, buff guys are often avoided for their narcissism.

I am so tired of ignorant people like you calling us far rights, why democrats is so educated, they take things from their own mouth, you guys are totalitarian party?

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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.

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

How did you respond to, "Why do you love me"?

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.

How do you see these below?

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

What’s something you did a lot as a kid that you don’t miss now that you’re an adult?

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.

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

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

Can someone fall in love with a person they have never met in person, but only through thoughts and imagination?

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