...it, at the same time, revitalizes, restores community, the social fabric,...

Mmhmm. So, it's not just one way or one direction that it links together?

So, the Japanese are very important...

...known, as you say, that are leading to psychological problems,...

So, I think they're in a very important position to be leaders,...

Definitely, it's gonna take a very important role.

Do you mention globalization as a more mature economic term?

Yeah, yeah, yes.

...culture, and it is healing for the environment.

So, it leads to cultural and ecological renewal.

Yes, it is because it allows cultural and ecological diversity to flourish,...

...whereas the global economic part with giant global business, they promote one culture.

How do you see Japan in terms of globalization and, you know, in the future?

I think that Japan, because it industrialized and urbanized later...

...than the English - speaking world and much of Europe,...

...there is still more of a memory of life with more community and family,...

...and closeness to nature.

...because they have gone through this very rapid industrial development.

So, they've experienced that and they've experienced the terrible pressures,...

And they have a memory of something else.

...to find a balance between tradition and modernity, between local and global.

What happens when you localize economic activity is that...

...social problems, environmental problems.