This website contains a sociocultural explanation for how and why Japan, a nation immersed in bellicose and uncivilized behavior for centuries, became an ultra-pacifistic society achieving some of the lowest crime rates in the world.
From Aug 2008 - Sep 2009 Carlton Lear developed a "trend evolution" hypothesis called the "Commercial State of Kawaiism." To view the abridged writing sample, please click on the PDF icon.
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