It was "The Odd Couple" that made a farce of traditional family life since it broke away from the stereotypical TV family to show more of the dysfunctional side of the family dynamic in the US.
Which war? World war 2? If world war 2, it was due to the fact that their home towns were in rubble, and were looking for a new home for them, and their family.
Japan adopted some of the European Ideals in the 17th and 18th century to advance their technology to become a world power. Japan adopted the ideals to support their own economy and militarize themselves. Examples of this are seen in the railroad building. Japan built railroads in a European fashion (even going as far as to hire Dutch for helping advance the railroad systems, called “Rangaku”) to move materials across land quickly, and help the economy. Japan was successful in these tactics, and the Tokugawa shogunate became one of the world powers in the 18th century. They didn’t want to have Europe control them, so they denied access to most Europeans (besides the rangaku), while only adopting the aspects that would improve Japan.
