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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. Heard in a Japanese Boardroom 15 years ago by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Troll

    "Screw manufacturing, lets instead focus on blobs with cute smiles and half-naked cartoon characters."

    "Boss, you are a genius!"

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    Table-ized A.I.
  2. Re:The U.S. is a major exporter of culture as well by Krapangor · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is not always true.
    E.g., the most influencial exporter of porn movies is...TATATATA...no, not France, but....FINLAND !
    I found this most surprising, but they seem to have the most creative pron movie industry there.

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    Owner of a Mensa membership card.
  3. Culture? by 0x1337 · · Score: 0, Troll

    *cough* If that is culture...

  4. Re:Don't we get this exact same article... by Otter · · Score: 0, Troll
    Hey, we've got this guy excitedly reporting that, believe it or not, he's heard that Japanese pay attention to American pop culture! Even though Europeans still look down on us, as they should. And this guy checks in more soberly with the same point.

    That was news in, when? 1954? Have these people heard of Elvis?

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    What I'm listening to now on Pandora...
  5. Re:Sobieto Roshia de... by theTerribleRobbo · · Score: 0, Troll


    Sobieto Roshia de... OMAE wo purofito suru!

  6. Re:Like this? by Tellalian · · Score: 0, Troll

    SCO Report [scoreport.com]

    You complain about redundant topics but you include a link about SCO in your sig? Letme guess, you've got a lonely pot looking for a kettle to talk to?

  7. Re:Sobieto Roshia de... by Kent+Recal · · Score: 0, Troll


    Aeh, was soll der scheiss?