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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.

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  1. War What Is It Good For? by Quirk · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Throughout history war has been one of, if not the most efficient, conduit for the export of culture. Japan imported American culture after WWII. Japanese culture was and remains strong having been developed as an island culture.

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    "Academicians are more likely to share each other's toothbrush than each other's nomenclature."
    Cohen