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>From what I hear, high school in Japan is pretty much the last hurrah
>you have in terms of freedom in that society. After that, you're an
>adult, you go to whatever training school or job you're expected to
>and then just work until you retire or die.
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>Of course, I got this information third-hand, so I'm probably
>drastically oversimplifying.
>

I think it depends on your path. For some people in Japan, high school is four years of study hell to get into The Right College, college is four years of partying to burn off the stress of high school, then the process is Work Until You Retire Or Die.

For those folks, eighth grade is probably the last moment when things make sense.

Peter Eng
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