Japanese tTraditional Japanese attitude towards children is stern and cold. Traditional Japanese attitude towards children is stern and cold.

UnderBecause of the paternalistic family system, the father decideds everything ofor their children, but nowadays because of the influence from Western individualism and feminism, the father's authority has been lost. Because of the paternalistic family system, the father decides everything for their children, but nowadays because of the influence from Western individualism and feminism, the father's authority has been lost.

Parents in japan are no longer as strict or rather they, they prefer to act like friends to their children. Parents in japan are no longer as strict, they prefer to act like friends to their children.

Western individualism has wiped offaway the once-valued Confucian tradition and gahas given children athe right to do everything they want to do. Western individualism has wiped away the once-valued Confucian tradition and has given children the right to do everything they want to do.

MThe most noticeable change was the increase ofin the number of love marriages instead of arranged marriages. The most noticeable change was the increase in the number of love marriages instead of arranged marriages.

'Marriage for love' would probably sound more natural than 'love marriage'.

Decades ago, love marriage was considered a kind ofquite a ridiculous fantasy in Japan, but now arranged marriage is considered outdated. Decades ago, love marriage was considered quite a ridiculous fantasy in Japan, but now arranged marriage is considered outdated.