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Japan's Culture of Community
In japan there's a culture of communities raising children collectively. Professor tanagooche thinks there are few different cultural factors that make the tradition of first errand possible. Local p t as also map safe routes through neighborhoods and ask retirees to keep an eye out when kids are going to and from school. This tight knit sense of community isn't just present in small towns in the countryside. In his research, owen found that, contrary to western stereotypes, neighborhoods ind japanese cities are more communal than small towns.