However, with the internationalization of Japan things began to change, and soon enough karayuki-san were considered shameful.

Although wrestlers are initiated regardless of whether they win or not, losing is considered shameful to the family name.

Nudity is considered particularly shameful in Muslim culture, a violation of religious principles.

It might be considered shameful to mislead her captain like that.

Confusing four with five ought to be considered shameful even for a first grader.

To have to hide one's name is considered deeply shameful.

Many analysts describe this as a form of pressure to get executives to quit, rather than lay them off, which is considered shameful in Japan.

Prominent community members wither and die in silence because the disease is considered so shameful.

Reluctant to seek a divorce at a time it was considered shameful, she finally went to court to end the marriage in the early 1940's.