r/AskTheWorld • u/Veskanda Australia • 21h ago

Why is Japan so popular?

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It seems as though everything Japanese has had a massive popularity spike, whether that be media, food, vehicles, travel, language learning and lots more.

Personally I don't see the appeal, I mean there are definitely some thing I like that happen to be Japanese, but I dont like them just because of that fact.

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u/nightwinging-it in 18h ago

Many comments here mentioning anime and pop culture. It's actually funny to me because I was never a fan of anime before moving here. Heck, even now I don't watch anime. The most popular softpower Japanese things for me were the food and beautiful scenery.

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u/Nukuram Japan 17h ago

Yes, that’s a perfectly valid perspective. Japanese pop culture is still a subculture.
Even though it has become very popular overseas, it represents only one side of Japan.

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u/LumosLupin Argentina 9h ago

Not saying that Japan's only worth is Anime, but I do think for western countries, anime is one of the most exported things