Blackyce
Silver Knight of the Realm
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Well that might be the case but you also have to realize that there is a huge cultural difference between the US and Japan. In Japan women are only supposed to work until about the age of 25/26 at which time they are supposed to be married and start raising a family.Japan has a strong sense of Family, despite the incredible drive to work hard.
These holidays are almost always so that familys can spend time together. They halt almost everything so that families can be together.
It's kind of nice, when you think about it. So many Americans have a shitty family outlook. Usually that is reserved for the wealthy where they can afford to actually have a parent around the children instead of keeping them in day-care or with a nanny.
On the other hand, the men almost completely ignore their family for work. I work for a Japanese company and the head of Director over the department I work in is Japanese. He woks usually from 8:30am till almost midnight each day. He is literally in his office all day, every day and even on weekends. Not all Japanese men follow this but it is very common.
This is why you have these holidays in Japan for said families, because other than these holidays, families don't really get together much.