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Japan's Empire of Cool

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the anime-is-just-part-of-the-picture dept.

The Wicked Priest writes "The Washington Post is reporting that culture is among Japan's leading exports." Talks about Anime, Manga, Music, Video Games and so forth. Interesting reading.

11 of 406 comments (clear)

  1. But why do they love Bob Sapp?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    He's a failed American football player, and he's some massive icon there. What's up with that?

  2. No way! by Skynet · · Score: 4, Funny

    Japan totally gets all it's cool from the United States, and our beloved Governor of California!

    Here's proof!

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  3. Cultural Imperialism by tsanth · · Score: 4, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new Japanese overl-

    oh, screw it.

    1. Re:Cultural Imperialism by kampit · · Score: 5, Funny

      Watashi, mizukara, waga wa nuyy nihonji ooba shu no motenasu!

    2. Re:Cultural Imperialism by falcon5768 · · Score: 5, Funny

      slashdot, where only here someone would translate a "I welcome" comment into Japanese.

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  4. Culture! by TWX · · Score: 4, Funny

    We durn got all our culture right down here in Texas! We got more culture than a Petri dish!

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    1. Re:Culture! by TWX · · Score: 4, Funny

      "I didn't know Bukkake was a Texan thing."

      Shurtis! We got all kinds of barbeque sauce down here! Mesquite, honeybarbeque, spicy jalapeno, so why not bukkake too? Have to go check the store shelves for that one though. Haven't tried it personally...

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  5. Ah, Japan... by Null+Argument · · Score: 3, Funny

    They make some of the coolest stuff in the world. At the same time, they also make some of the weirdest.

    Tentacle sex, anyone? ;)

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  6. It's a good fusion of science and entertainment by HungWeiLo · · Score: 2, Funny

    We all know that the Japanese places heavy emphasis on education and scholarly conduct. Therefore, it surprises no one that even their entertainment (anime, pr0n) is infused with advanced studies of marine biology (tentacles)

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  7. Re:Just maybe... by Guppy06 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I should learn more Japanese than "Dozo, ichi biru! Hai! Domo arigato" and the names of assorted foodstuffs."

    Phase 1: Learn romanji
    Phase 2: ???
    Phase 3: Kanji!

  8. Sobieto Roshia de... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... PUROFITO!!!