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this is why I can never live in Japan. there, the justification for rules is literally "because it's a rule". from preschoolers up to the Prime Freaking Minister!
you'd have you literately pull teeth before you could get to the original cause or thought process behind a rule.
of course there are autistic ppl there. they often get ostracized for sense of justice. literally. "seigikan"(正義感) is often unironically mentioned as a reason why someone is difficult to work with. the society also expects members to forgive illogical behavior by not mentioning "seiron"(正論) aka facts/logic.
at least in some western countries, ppl sometimes have the decency to feel embarrassed to complain about others' upright behavior. (i don't love western countries either)
The unwritten social rules in Japan would destroy me.
And yet there are autistic people that live in Japan and do fine with this system, so OP's post must not be accurate.
See also: ロジハラ ("logical harassment")