Japan has a robust movie industry, which does a lot to popularize the country. A relevant scene from Tampopo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38m-wnbHPLA https

Japan has a robust movie industry, which does a lot to popularize the country. A relevant scene from Tampopo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38m-wnbHPLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38m-wnbHPLA Other Asian countries have starting to compete in the area, notably South Korea and China, but Chinese movies have always been chock full of propaganda. It's unbearable to me. And the Party mandates all humor should be "praising" (positive) in nature. Taiwan probably has more going for it than just high quality electronics, but China is successful in bullying anyone that mentions Taiwan as a separate country. I heard Taiwan does remarkably well to suppress covid19, for instance.