Doltish social rules result in crumbling morals

A lot of banter in my head as to how a developed country like Japan, the world's second largest economy, leader in its own right has turned a blind eye towards misery and discontent in corporate and civil society.

Japan has the infamous reputation of world's highest suicide rates amongst industrialized nations where the leading cause is depression and social pressure.

While most Japanese are aware of this, efforts are missing in regards to identifying and acknowledging the reasons behind the widespread misery. The answer is glaring in the eyes, its thoughtless acceptance of irrational socio-cultural rules.

Harassment by a senior in hierarchy or power is to be ignored, grievances are never to be unearthed, and harmony has to be maintained (in the public eye) at all times.

The Japanese place a high value on uniformity, hierarchy, reciprocity, and harmony.
While these seem like harmless requirements, the problem is that people chose one of the above to justify their actions.
Not to speak up against harassment by boss because of hierarchy.
Not to speak my mind against a stupid rule to ensure harmony.
Not to walk separately from a (irrational, stupid, inconsiderate) group of people to ensure uniformity.

On the other hand, if actions were in adherence to all of the 4 rules, a boss would never harass, people would allow everyone to participate and speak their mind and harmony would be ensured.
Japanese people accept the fact that their 'honne', true feelings are often in contrast with their 'tatemae', public face. As a result, restraining one’s feelings is very appropriate and hence only a few women in Japan even complain to their companies, perhaps because of a tradition in society of persevering through problems or because they feel that it would do no good. And in this generally no litigious society, only a handful of women file sexual harassment lawsuits each year.

The goal of the Japanese system is the establishment and maintenance of wa, or harmony. On the surface, this aspiration for harmony is respectable, but the reality is that this pursuit of harmony is leaving grievances unspoken, issues unheard and widespread misery.

As a result of such cultural and social entities, those in power are corrupted by its mere possession and those without are on a path to self destruction.

Experts say the root cause of harassment in Japan is that women have a secondary status in society over all.
This is ridiculous, considering the fact that women are competing with men at every step, they posses the power to heal and power to continue our existence. Doltish group thinking has suppressed individual action for a long while; its time to fix the problems and get society on the right track.

The government and society have to ensure empowerment of its citizens and provide the tools to speak their mind, protect them as individuals and permit them to change the rules of the game, because every now and then , the game of life needs a fresh perspective.