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Quirky Japan: A Fun Dive into Japan’s Weirdest Traditions and Trends

Quirky Japan: A Fun Dive into Japan’s Weirdest Traditions and Trends If you think you know Japan—temples, sushi, and hig...
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Are We All Becoming Otaku? — Japan’s Emotional Future

Are We All Becoming Otaku? — Japan’s Emotional Future If you look closely at modern Japan, you begin to notice a pattern...
Otaku culture

Can Otaku Culture Survive Japan’s Demographic Decline?

Can Otaku Culture Survive Japan’s Demographic Decline? Japan is shrinking. Birth rates are falling. Rural towns are empt...
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The Architecture of Loneliness in Modern Japan

The Architecture of Loneliness in Modern Japan Loneliness in Japan is not always visible.It does not shout.It does not m...
Otaku culture

Why Japanese Games Feel Lonely Even When They Are Social

Why Japanese Games Feel Lonely Even When They Are Social Japanese games are social.You fight alongside companions.You fo...
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Is Otaku Culture a Quiet Form of Resistance?

Is Otaku Culture a Quiet Form of Resistance? Resistance usually looks loud. Protests.Slogans.Visible confrontation. Japa...
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Growing Up in a Country That Stopped Growing

Growing Up in a Country That Stopped Growing I was born after the bubble. I do not remember the optimism of the 1980s. I...
Otaku culture

The Price of Devotion

The Price of Devotion Affection feels pure. Buying rarely does. And yet, in Japanese fan culture, the two are constantly...
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Why 2D Love Feels Safer

Why 2D Love Feels Safer I have never fallen in love with a fictional character. At least, not in the way some people des...
Otaku culture

When a Subculture Becomes Strategy

When a Subculture Becomes Strategy There was a time when “otaku” was not a compliment. It implied obsession. Social awkw...
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