[chajin]

If the Japanese were offended, they would never tell you, and they certainly would never tell an opposition journalist. Nemawashi (round-about consensus building) and haragei (vaguely hinting at but never saying what you really feel) together would require much much more subtle, passive-aggressive means of transmitting the offended feelings.

[Emergencyawesome]

Great minds think alike I guess

[Bikkuri]

Don't forget tatemae..