Japanese scholar Yoshihisa Hagiwara argues that since it is not grounded in fact, the nation-state myth is bound to dissolve, giving way to an understanding that we are merely individuals who are part of a global community. He laments that the Japanese are especially fond of the idea of “Japaneseness,” making it possible that Japan may become the “last hero” of a dying ethos.
像宗教一样，民族国家神话需要进行观念上的巨变。日本学者萩原义久（Yoshihisa Hagiwara）认为，既然民族国家不是建立在事实基础上的，那么，民族国家神话就一定会消散，让位于我们只是作为全球共同体的一部分的个人这样一种认识。他悲叹日本人特别喜欢“日本的”的观点，使日本可能成为一个垂死的社会思潮的“最后的英雄”。