[6] Diminishing social responsibility, according to Yoshizaki, is tied to the growing interest in pleasure and personal satisfaction. A study comparing society-conscious youth from 1977 to 1990 found that the Japanese had slipped far behind American and Australian students. Only 11 % of Japanese aged 18 to 24 said they get personal satisfaction in doing something on behalf of society, according to 1993 data from the Japanese government, while four limes as many Americans said 50.
[7] Yoshizaki concludes that the entire value system of Japanese youth is undergoing major transformation, but the younger generation has not yet found a new organized value system to replace the old.
[4]日本小青年中对家庭价值基准的关心在逐渐衰退,取而代之的是追求个人内心世界的满足。日本政府于1993年搜集的数据表明,只有23%的日本青年想着要供养年迈的父母,与美国青年的63%形成鲜明对比。这显示出很多年轻一代的日本人正丧失对父母的重视和对家庭的负任感。作者吉崎康宏将这种变化归咎于父母对对孩子的纵容溺爱、物质的富有和对个人事物关注程度的增强。
[5]日本人向个人主义的转变在青少年中最为显著。根据日本生命保险文化中心1991年的数据,50%的16到19岁的日本青年可被列为“以自我为中心,则比之下在25到29岁的青年中这一数字仅为33%。对诸如“我作决定时无意考虑传统价值观和“我不想做我无法喜欢做的任何事情这样的想法持肯定态度为青年人赢得了以自我为中心的标签。
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