Matsunami Tatsuya, a millennial in Tokyo, thinks that “so many Japanese people don’t find joy in their work.” The salarymen he saw on trains when growing up looked more like lifeless zombies.

The picture in the United States isn’t so rosy. While Finland once again tops ... But in brighter news, global research shows that people are much kinder than we expect.

and rightly so. In Japanese culture, communication often involves subtlety and non-confrontation. Called “Aimai”, it encourages people to avoid overly direct language. While having clear and ...