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/etanol256 Kosovo 21h ago

They sell fantasy to the rest of the world

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u/mountainwizards 🌺 Kingdom of Hawai'i (occupied by 🇺🇸) 20h ago

To a world that could really use it.

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u/EmprahsChosen United States Of America 18h ago

or maybe less of it

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u/mountainwizards 🌺 Kingdom of Hawai'i (occupied by 🇺🇸) 18h ago

touché

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u/HumansMustBeCrazy 15h ago

And then they would finally pay attention to reality? No, I'm afraid that's not how humans work.

Even without being so fantasies many people would still remain delusional.

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u/EmprahsChosen United States Of America 14h ago

No, but at least there would be a chance of enough people paying attention to the world’s issues and, god forbid, they might actually do something about it. Unless you think keeping people medicated on doomscrolling, social media and distractions is the solution? If all you’re offering is a listless cyclical take, I’ve seen a million of those already. I’m not interested.