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Fascinating. I have no idea what the fascination with Japan, I must have missed something.

• sorcerer-mar 1y ago
  Nah you're probably just cooler than everyone else
• onlypassingthru 1y ago
  A beautiful set of volcanic islands with extremely polite natives, rich in art, culture and history and practically zero crime is not for everyone.
• password54321 1y ago
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  • beering 1y ago
    A big part of their success today is embracing globalism, beginning with the Westernization effort in the Meiji era and continuing into the present era with top Japanese firms becoming multinational, eg Nintendo/Sony of America, Toyota opening plants in the US, etc. Communism, on the other hand, seems to have led to more isolation in the Cold War era, and is also another way to cultivate some interesting cultural identity, although not necessarily the culture you want.
    • password54321 1y ago
      lol, yes by globalists I was totally referring to whether Nintendo is national or international.
      • platinumrad 1y ago
        Oh, I guess you were talking about Jews then.
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• missedthecue 1y ago
  Very successful cultural exports in the 1980s, 90s, and early 2000s. Now the kids who grew up in that era are young adults and have some money. There are many low(ish) crime, polite, picturesque destinations, rich in art, culture, and history, but Kazakhstan never exported anime.
  • onlypassingthru 1y ago
    It's no anime, but who doesn't think of Kazakhstan every time they bite an apple?
    • Aloisius 1y ago
      I doubt most people even know why one might think about Kazakhstan when biting into an apple.