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> Japan, just like most other countries in the world has signed the Agenda 21/30 action plan.

Don't forget about the forced SDGs propaganda wherever you go...
Loli frog is right about SDGs; it only contributes to their very own extinction (article in Japanese):
https://technicalsuwako.moe/blog/sdgs-kiken/

I should also add to the tech illiteracy part that many younger people don't even have a PC, and never even saw one before.
They're mostly just smartphone-only users, rather than smartphone-first like how it's the case in most of the rest of the world.

> Guess what, being obsessed with video games and anime in public is still frowned upon in Japan.

It's still a niche, but it's no longer really frowned upon.
It used to be awkward to read a manga in a train without a privacy cover to hide the fact you're reading a manga, but nowadays I sometimes even spot people reading a literal Shonen Jump magazine in a crowded train.
Hell, even when I'm applying for new projects I get more and more HR staffers to tell me they love the 日常 type anime, and even name a couple the like the most by title.
In general, pretty much everything in public is kind of taboo, mostly kept within themselves or among close friends.

> People often forget that Japan was embracing LGBT themes in media long before the west.

There's even a whole genre like TSF (transsexual science fiction).
One difference between trannies in eastern and western media is, eastern media are more likely to make them likable, give them a feminine character, and all that, while trannies in western media just can't stop bragging about them being trans while having a rather masculine character.

> On a semi-related note, crypto ATMs are illegal in Japan.

Apparently, they're coming back in Tokyo and Osaka since a few days ago.
Although with KYC and other bullshit, because every time the government wants to do something cool, they have to fuck it up hard along the way.
Same with "we're going to re-open the country to tourists" YAAAAA... "but only if they fill in mountains of paperwork, are fully lethally injected, strictly follow the pre-planned tour guide whether they like it or not, install Orwellian crapps on their smartphones (if they have no smartphone, they'll just get a rental device), and come from specific countries" GODDAMN!!