Reply to post: Re: This is why Japan prefers to fire refurbished WWII dreadnoughts into orbit

Re: This is why Japan prefers to fire refurbished WWII dreadnoughts into orbit

I think you will find those failings apply to far, far more than Japan.

However, it seems to permeate to safety-critical stuff in Japan, I wonder if this is a by-product of the social norms where questioning your elders is frowned upon? The Venn diagram for age, experience and wisdom is not one of concentric circles...