<p>Japanese people should certainly be commended for their exemplary displays of civility, I’m sure this doesn’t require debating (<a href="https://youtu.be/hj1VfnJdRNw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this scholarly source</a> including examples like respecting subway stair lanes, leaving a lost shopping bag beside a tree and a hotel apologizing for a 4-am 1-minute Internet shortage). However, <strong>I am genuinely curious what the psychological cause for said civility would be</strong>. Has there perhaps been a time in Japan’s history when this wasn’t the case from which we could infer an origin for such high and seemingly nationwide standards?</p>

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If anyone has the power to do that, I would appreciate the adding of some relevant tags like japan, respect, civility!
MatTheLemur
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This should probably be in sociology or culture stack exchange.
JCool
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There is no sociology or culture stack that I'm aware of.  The history stack exchange might be better.  Either way, this question is too opinion-based for this forum.
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What is the cause for the Japanese people’s exemplary civility?
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# What is the cause for the Japanese people’s exemplary civility?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-12-27)

Japanese people should certainly be commended for their exemplary displays of civility, I’m sure this doesn’t require debating ([this scholarly source](https://youtu.be/hj1VfnJdRNw) including examples like respecting subway stair lanes, leaving a lost shopping bag beside a tree and a hotel apologizing for a 4-am 1-minute Internet shortage). However, **I am genuinely curious what the psychological cause for said civility would be**. Has there perhaps been a time in Japan’s history when this wasn’t the case from which we could infer an origin for such high and seemingly nationwide standards?

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> **username_0**: If anyone has the power to do that, I would appreciate the adding of some relevant tags like japan, respect, civility!  
> **username_1**: This should probably be in sociology or culture stack exchange.  
> **username_2**: There is no sociology or culture stack that I'm aware of.  The history stack exchange might be better.  Either way, this question is too opinion-based for this forum.  

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