There are semi-frequent "Japan weird" (and contrasting) articles that show up here, but my impression is that their culture is indeed uniquely different and len

There are semi-frequent "Japan weird" (and contrasting) articles that show up here, but my impression is that their culture is indeed uniquely different and lends itself to these sorts of phenomenon. The tendency of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_anthropomorphism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_anthropomorphism to appear may also be related. I am also tempted to mix in another cultural reference: Prejed! How do you feel about Medjed?