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According to Japanese national character study by the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japanese national traits and belief systems have changed since the 1950s. Their changes due to the influences of rapid economic growth, urbanization, and enhancement of education level. And They was partly inverted during in the 1970s or 1990s. For examples, Japanese traditional usual practices have been weakened such as following precedents without reserve, adopting a child, worshiping ancestors, discrimination between male and female, and inclination of valuing national interests above one's. The other way, lifestyle of enjoying leisure and hobby better than making money, tendency of preferring conservation of nature to exploitation, and inclination of taking a serious view of family have been strengthened. Meanwhile there are some national characters in which have been hardly changed. Harmonious interpersonal relations taking precedence of personal capacity in a social organization, setting a high value on filial duty and labor, thoughtful consideration for others or the whole, and patriotic sentiments are hardly changed until recently.