Young Japanese lead the way in a cultural exchange set to erode their homeland's hidebound mentality
Long gone are the days when overseas Japanese were mainly camera-toting tourists, company workers posted abroad or salesmen crisscrossing the world in search of the next deal.
Today, Japan's expat population has grown and diversified, bolstered by large numbers of free-spirited young professionals and students who are opening the broadest channels of intercultural exchange in Japanese history.