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Biased towards the west? There's emoji mountain is literally Mount Fuji, a shinkansen emoji, a literal map of Japan emoji (the only country to have one), and l
by drstewart 5y ago
Biased towards the west?
There's emoji mountain is literally Mount Fuji, a shinkansen emoji, a literal map of Japan emoji (the only country to have one), and like half the food emojis are Japan-specific snacks.
- yoz-y 5y agoYes but this is a historical artifact from the Docomo character set.
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- rhn_mk1 5y agoOne could argue that Japan has become very close to the west after the WW2. Additionally, bias rarely manifests itself in complete erasure, but usually in making something easier, and something else more difficult.
- skhr0680 5y agoLumping Japan in with the west (but only when we feel like it) was the defining factor in the rise of fascism in Japan.