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r emphasis on moral education. Last year Mitsuo Setoyama, who was then education minister, raised eyebrows when he argued that liberal reforms introduced by the American occupation authorities after World WarⅡ had weakened the “Japanese morality of respect for parents?!盉ut that may have more to do with Japanese lifestyles. “ In Japan,” says educator Yoko Muro, “it39。s never a question of whether you enjoy your job and your life, but only how much you can endure?!?With economic growth has e centralization。 fully 76 percent of Japan39。s 119 million citizens live in cities where munity and the extended family have been abandoned in favor of isolated, two generation households. Urban Japanese have long endured lengthy mutes (travels to and from work) and crowded living conditions, but as the old group and family values weaken, the disfort is beginning to tell. In the past decade, the Japanese divorce rate, while still well below that of the United States, has increased by more than 50 percent, and suicides have increased by nearly onequarter。23. In the Westerners’ eyes, the postwar Japan was_____。[A]under aimless development[B]a positive example[C]a rival to the West[D]on the decline24. According to the author, what may chiefly be responsible for the moral decline of Japanese society?[A]Women39。s participation in social activities is limited。[B]More workers are dissatisfied with their jobs。[C]Excessive emphasis has been placed on the basics。[D]The lifestyle has been influenced by Western values。25. Which of the following is true according to the author?[A]Japanese education is praised for helping the young climb the social ladder[B]Japanese educatio