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Re:Japanese 'Prince' Switched at Birth Was Raised a Pauper by jstanley on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @12:16PM (#16431030)
This happened in Japan. You can't get much less "West"!
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Re:Japanese 'Prince' Switched at Birth Was Raised a Pauper by spinlock on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @12:36PM (#16431230)
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that. It's amazing how oblivious some people are to their bias.
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Re:Japanese 'Prince' Switched at Birth Was Raised a Pauper by marnett on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @01:40PM (#16431769)
21st century Japan is most certainly in "The West."
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Re:Japanese 'Prince' Switched at Birth Was Raised a Pauper by ceejayoz on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @12:32PM (#16431189)
"West" is frequently used to mean "developed world".

Same goes for Australia/New Zealand, for example.

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