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Re:Japan needs a lot more tech workers. Can it find a place ... by CobaltFire on Thursday September 02, 2021 @02:59PM (#28395948)
In America the saying is "The squeaky wheel gets the grease".

In Japan the equivalent is "The nail that sticks up gets hammered down".

Her dying her hair is ABSOLUTELY a large act of rebellion there.

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Re:Japan needs a lot more tech workers. Can it find a place ... by mc32 on Thursday September 02, 2021 @03:10PM (#28396057)
To add, until recently, people who naturally had a different color of hair were required to dye their hair black for primary school.
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