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#3655

Japan and South Korea are rich and dysfunctional countries. They've had technological and commercial (I wouldn't say the word economic) progress but are socially backward

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After 3 votes and with 3 points ahead, the winner is...

JohnDoe3000
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Description

They have high sucide rates and horrible mental health care. - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iVvbJgUOloo

They have a sexist culture despite all the technology and money they have - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ngypGx69TiM

Despite all the wealth, standard of living and education, the Judiciary is still backward -https://www.npr.org/2022/06/20/1106313824/japan-court-ban-on-same-sex-marriage-constitutional

South Korea, for all it's talk of being a democracy is regressive in LGBT rights - https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/01/10/south-korean-court-declines-recognize-same-sex-partners and https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/may/25/south-korea-rejects-film-director-kim-jho-gwang-so-same-sex-marriage-case

Japan still has casteism, maybe not like before but it still exists today and that is why reservations has to be given to the lower castes - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34615972

South Korea is no exception when it comes to casteism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheonmin and also racism - https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/indian-pushes-korea-to-right-race-wrongs-57541-2009-09-30

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FF .

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Forfeiture.

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