environment of our global civilization.
             It has often been said that the era we live in is that of the informational revolution, in many views seen as the force that drives forward the century of information. In this environment, those who present the idea of the atomization of the national cultures and their integration in a global culture argue that the consumerist approach of our lives today has determined the fading away of our traditions and morals our ancestors valued. However, a comparison between the American culture and the Japanese one may show a different point of view, one which tries to underline the differences that still exist and will continue to exist between the world's major cultural spaces.
             First and foremost, the cultural perception on the world is important for establishing the way in which each country and cultural spaces see their place in the world. In this sense, it can be stated from the very beginning that the American people see themselves as being the promoters of democracy, of the individual values, of human rights and of the sense of being exceptional (Kissinger, 1995). Indeed, throughout the centuries this view was most of the times promoted through political means, especially if one takes into account the political work of US presidents Wilson, or the political discourse of former President Reagan who engaged the US in a fight against the righteousness in the world represented at that time by the Soviet Union. Nonetheless, the presidential perspective on politics also points out the actual view of the American people on their place in the world and on the importance of their values to the world. In this sense, the fact that the United States was often labeled as being a country of immigrants, gave the American people as a whole the sense of being the ultimate defenders of the individual, of the human being, to whom the Bill of Rights and the Constitution of the United States have guaranteed t...