Some people on the Japanese news site commented that it was a hardheaded elite educated lawyer/tv personality turned governor versus a product of the new “relaxed” education introduced (and rescinded) during the last decade. The commenter pointed out that the relaxed education kids didn’t stand a chance. They don’t know penalties, hardship, or punishment other than being forced to apologize (sometimes in writing!).

Sheltered may be the way to describe it, but think of the shelter covering everyone under the age of 20… oh, yeah, and it’s invisible to them… then we’re getting close to the kind of analogy we need.