Is Japan a Western country ?

[Golgo_13]

yes I think everyone agree with you
but you don't say if you like it or not
(you'll probably answer that there is nothing you can do about it, no ?

I like it that Japan has become a modern, industrially and technologically advanced nation.

I don't like it that this has put a strain on people's lives, e.g. stress, poor health habits, pollution, extinction of wild animals (there have been wolves and wildcats until the end of 19the century; there are very few bears left), etc.

But overall, positives far outweigh the negatives, and yes, there's nothing I can do about it, and I'm not bitching about it.