The takeaway? Keep in mind the Stoic phrase: "Pay attention to your [perceived] enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes."
Hacking? No.
Covered in a mainstream news source? Yes.
Probably not hacker news.
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I mean, it's pretty common knowledge that Japan (like many other countries) has some issues with its history and culture that some people there have not come to terms with 100%. If this is actually news to anyone, you should spend more time reading something like The Economist.
Condescend elsewhere.
Interestingly enough, there's another Japan story on the front page:
http://neojaponisme.com/2011/11/28/the-great-shift-in-japane...
Despite not being about startups or hacking, per se, that one strikes me as being much more on topic. It's more "deeply" (rather than shallowly) interesting, it's informative, and it tells you about something that most of us probably know little about. It's not political, it's not designed to anger you... it's just interesting.