> Is that to watch Japanese anime without subtitles? 20-30 years ago, Japan was an ascendant technological nation in which Americans were very interested. Japa

> Is that to watch Japanese anime without subtitles? 20-30 years ago, Japan was an ascendant technological nation in which Americans were very interested. Japan had several dominant consumer brands and was considered an AI pioneer. But Japan lost its way when transitioning from pre-Internet hardware products to "software with hardware." So today the interest is probably about reading anime subtitles, or having a Japanese gf. I studied Japanese in SV at the Jetro-related classes, and worked in Japan briefly. https://www.jetro.go.jp/usa/topics/jetro-connects-japanese-startups-with-silicon-valley-investors-at-techmatch-019.html https://www.jetro.go.jp/usa/topics/jetro-connects-japanese-s... What's interesting is that although Japanese non-work culture is roughly opposite that of the West in many ways, it seems we share a "Protestant-like" or at least secular work ethic that is results-driven. You can see that in WW2 - the Japanese Navy was able to build itself into a world power that was briefly equal to the US Navy, and the Battle of the Coral Sea was roughly a draw. Where the cultural values differed was at the very top of leadership, and ultimately the US had aggressive, independent naval commanders, and Japan had Yamamoto (a rebel who couldn't communicate his plans effectively to traditionalists) and Admiral Nagumo (a traditional, hesitant commander who was both inflexible and unlucky - he refused to do a third wave at Pearl Harbor, and he thought the Battle of Midway was primarily intended to capture Midway!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABichi_Nagumo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABichi_Nagumo