【单选题】

Which of the following best states the central thesis of the passage
A．The value system of Japan is based upon traditional and conservative values which have in modern times, been modified by Western and other liberal values.

B．Students and radicals in Japan have used Leninist ideology to distort the meaning of democratic, Western values.
C．The notions of personal freedom and individual liberty did not find immediate acceptance in Japan because of the predominance of traditional group values.
D．Modern Japanese society is characterized by hierarchical relationships: in which a personal tie to a superior is often more important than merit.