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The Nail That Sticks Up . . .

If you’ve read much about Japan, then you’ve probably come across the saying “出る釘は打たれる” or, in Inglés, “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.” People usually use this saying to make a point about Japan, how it’s hard to be different, and that any deviance is met with resistance. It’s become hard to read [...]