And, just as the British made the transition from “Rule Britannia” to “Cool Britannia,” Japan, too, can engage in an internal process to define better its identity as a vibrant modern culture in the context of globalization. Japanese culture has global reach, and much to be proud of, besides a desultory and unproductive debate about victimization and rock-strewn islands.
但日本依然是世界上其中一个在文化上最为精深的社会。而正如英国人实现了从充满爱国激情的“统治者不列颠尼亚（Rule Britannia）”向洋溢文化自豪感的“酷帅不列颠尼亚（Cool Britannia）”转型那样，日本也可以启动一个内部进程来将自身更好地定义为全球化背景下一个生机勃勃的现代文明。在针对受害情绪和几个乱石海岛的不着边际徒劳辩论之外，日本文化早已全球远播，且有许多值得自豪的地方。