Why Is Japan’s Gun-Homicide Rate 700 Percent Less Than America’s?

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling The senseless killing of professional basketball star Dwyane Wade’s kin, Nykea Aldridge, is another reminder of America’s pathological gun-violence culture. Indeed, not only is America’s gun-homicide rate 700 percent more than that of Japan, but in Japan an individual is more likely to die from being struck by lightning than a fatal gunshot. Consequently, could this extraordinary difference be due in part to Japan’s culture? Communal Belonging, Samurai Code, and Atomic Bombs Unlike some Western societies that stress extreme individualism, traditional Japanese social values are characterized by a strong sense of communal belonging and group...