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Why Japan Gets the Cool Stuff

Posted by michael on from the scrutinizing-the-inscrutable dept.

haahr writes "Good article about why the coolest electronics products are available first in Japan and may never make it to the U.S., in Slate."

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  1. Re:To quote: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    No, because Japanese men have small dicks (being experts in small), and American men don't. Or so the joke goes, anyway.

  2. Re:Japan doesn't have a monopoly on 'cool stuff' by dmarx · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty

    This was made in Japan...

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    "Do I dare disturb the universe?"
  3. Re:Don't pay sales tax when shopping in Akihabara by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Japan is actually culturally part of Asia, but movies are released there at similar times as in europe.