Both try desperately to keep immigrants at bay, whether through cultural segregation in the UK or, in Japan’s case, by mere rejection. The more civilizations become intertwined in the new world order, the more the Japanese and British are tempted to remain aloof and apart.
如今，日本和英国做出一副开放社会状，也是全球化进程的巨大受益者。事实上，两国依然十分内向，沉浸在分离主义的传统文化中。两国均竭尽全力阻挠移民进入，英国的办法是文化隔离，而日本则是断然拒绝。新世界秩序中的各文明越是相互影响，日本和英国就越想冷眼旁观。