Gravitas: Japan's pursuit of soft-power dominance 

Don't forget pop singers.

@@Lamsweetnsour and their games

​@Jojojojo Uk and legendary grandpa

Muslims are doing the same thing but no one likes them

as a Vietnamese, i cuncur that even though we doesn't producing Anime. But i'm glad the we are the part of something that support the Anime

@Jojojojo Uk get some help dude

Not just that, they used to dominate in consumer electronics and general appliances too. Cheap Italian (and then other recovering European countries) products dominate the market in 1960s, then Japanese till 1990s, then came the Korean, immediately followed by Chinese products in early 2000s. Now the absolute dominance of Chinese products seems declining due to rising tension and geopolitics.

Japan economy stagnated from the 90s, so Cool Japan output slowed and is now also gone. It has been replaced by Korean music and Chinese technology.

Yea, like how gaming became Sony's major business, soft power is strong.

@@lelouchvibritannia69yearsa78 lol 😂

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slow moving government policy and over reacting towards covid are pushing back tourism. people are spending their money in other countries.

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i love japanese culture. i love everything about yall. please keep making your amazing cars! your products made our life amazing and kept us away from experiencing horrible incidents that others experienced. anything japanese we’ve used is still working wonderfully and if it has a limited age has worked wonderful for many years. i love yall with passion!

Wow, someone who thinks they know a culture by cartoons. That's almost amusing.

@@earlysdaDomestic Cinemas or any art work mostly gives an insight on how people live, eat, wear etc. I know it can't be 100% factual but gives a basic idea.

@@TheDURWAS but they stop animax and replace it with sony yay due to low trp

@@TheDURWAS but sadly they stop animax and replace it with sony yay due to low trp

Thanks to 'Animax'

Why is your IP address from Karnataka? 😂😂😂😂

@@yangleezhao5160 So what ? your IP Address is also from Poor Country Pakistan 🇵🇰 !!

Did you also like Japanese occupation

@@stevenbaksh5545 The occupation wasn't as brutal or as evil than mainland China (Manchuria)

Yes, long live the free and independent nation of Taiwan! 🇹🇼 自由独立的台湾民族万岁！ 🇹🇼

Ancient old culture lmao

@@agrajyadav2951 He probably means how conservative Japan is. In comparison to a lot of 1st world western countries.

@@bionx9098 no....ancient and old is the same thing 😂😂😂

Matlab kuchh bhi ..ha 😏😏😏

And in our country we are loosing our own culture by so called "Modernization". Let it be movies, series etc. Tbh I've left watching mainstream Bollywood, it is full of shits nowadays ( jab tk Varun Dhawan movies mein rhega tbtk toh kachra hi rhega). Where as in Japan their culture is their main pillar of Success.

Miku sensei

I see you have the best waifu of the series there

Pffft 😂

You forgot about "Yamete Kudasai, Senpai!!!"

@Jojojojo Uk Please, for the love of God, stop!

Japan and Thailand (Formerly Siam) were the only countries in Asia that resisted Western Colonialism. Thailand did it by playing the larger Western Powers against each other. Japan did it by force. It's no coincidence that Japan has the most Cultural influence second only to the United States. Also, Japan also has the fourth largest Navy in the world by number of hulls and displacement. Until the Vikram is built and launched, India needs Japan.

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Japanese animation style of the yesteryears were the best. Now it’s just becoming shitty….maybe it’s a generation gap🤷🏻‍♀️

The Indian audience didn't take it very well, let's just leave it at that

@@kamhauluntaithul378 dude it was a hit in indian.

Haven't you seen the jungle book series which was serialised in 1980s 1990s on DD. Actually it was the first collaboration.

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its just generalize news

Demonslayer is overrated Jujitsu kaisen is becoming popular

@@abps9947 Upcoming Chainsaw man: hold my beer

@@RobertSalas yeah I already started to read it's manga

Sorry Palki, you are wrong here. Japan is a different feeling, it's another world, an experience the razzmatazz of KPop can ever outshine. And I am not even a weeb.

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But Japan begged the Olympics Committee to ban India from the Tokyo Olympics due to Indian Variant? 😂😂😂😂

@@yangleezhao5160 nope

@@yangleezhao5160 shoo shoo 50 cent

@@yangleezhao5160 *Chinese Variant

yeah but they are extremely xenophobic and racist tho

@@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos Well, at least their reasons being racist are acceptable. Reasons like "foreigners are like alien, we don't know them. They might be dangerous people not to get close with" , "Foreigners? I hope they don't bring disease. Better keep distance..." , "Ah... I don't know how to speak English, I'm afraid if he ask me something... Better avoid them" or the common one where foreigners come to Japan and get a job. Ofc we all know what the negative effect for the people of the country is if a company is more excited to hit foreign worker than their country worker... Yes people wouldn't be happy about it. Well, at least they would be racist against you simply because your skin color. But, Korea, Japan and China always have been in cold relationship... So I dont know if Korean and Chinese would get warm welcome there though... Ofc, they will but I dont think everyone. And, ofc there are Japanese who are very interested in foreigners too and would love to make friends with then because to them foreigners are very rare and never seen before. Curiosity.

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@@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos Especially to the Koreans

We call all type of animation as cartoon in India, maybe only otaku call it anime.

@@daathisone5459 and that does not make it correct

@@daathisone5459 yeah unfortunately

yeah XD

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Their low birth rate had me worried about them. I don't want to see Japanese culture fade away from this world. I don't want to see them one day become a race close to extinction.

Well, Japan is working on increasing birth rate, sub-urban cities like Kyoto, Osaka are experiencing increasing birth rates in recent years.

yeah better than become Woke Communism, btw Japan already increasing birth rate from years ago

Yes, I feel the same! Always, from very young love Japan.

Kpop are love songs ? Since when 😂

@@javi2082 more like "love american-ish" songs

@@No_Anime_No_Life. Most aren’t though

@@javi2082 hmmmm maybe "love being narcissist" songs?

I have been interested in Japanese stuff since 9 years old. It was first the samurai sword that I always see in movie. So sharp and the skillful swordsmanship and it look cool. Then, their foods such as sushi, ramen, sashimi and etc. I also like their traditional clothing. It was until the age of 13 or 14 that I learnt about the existence of anime and manga. And that's when I started to abandon cartoon and went for anime instead. Reason? Better art quality, better storyline. Anime or Japanese art style is truly unique. I have never seen an art so alive, the expression in their art is more detailed and easier to understand. And beside that, the drawing of the characters are more interesting than cartoon characters. Take my first anime Sword Art Online for example: Kirito's outfit and his swords. The actions are even more eye catching. Those incredibly animated actions and effects are two of the few main reasons that anime liked by many people especially teenagers and young adults. Japan created the birth of new job on Internet: Virtual RU-vidr and I love that too. Kizuna Ai has been one of the pioneers (the most important role) in Vtuber world for long enough her efforts deserve her the title of Queen of Vtubers. Right now the most famous vtuber company is called Hololive. And Hololive most important pioneer is Tokino Sora, she is an amazing person and played the most important role together with her company in developing what Hololive is today. I really love Japan and their culture. I hope it keep lives on so that the new generation born to this world can enjoy it too.

Kpop and Kdramas as well.

@@tvu24 kdrama isn't popular

@@rajsaha7885 Same way Japan has their J-Pop and anime, South Korea has their K-Pop and K-Dramas. Where else do you think the term "Koreaboo" comes from? Those who fall in love with Korean culture did not fall in love with K-Pop alone but through their numerous dramas. Also, same way anime have English subtitles, K-dramas have English subtitles for international fans as well. Just because you don't watch K-Dramas, it doesn't mean it isn't popular internationally. As a personal anecdote, I bought Kimchi to try for the first time a decade ago after seeing actors/actresses eat Kimchi in dramas I was watching then. Korean food shown in dramas was how I fell in love with their culture. My point is, yes it is popular and through South Korea's export of its media, you see rise in interests of Foreign expats the same way you see foreign expats living in Japan. Just a cursory search on RU-vid for what it's like living in South Korea as a foreigner proves my point.

@@tvu24 my point still stands Kdeama isn't 1% popular of anime Internationally

@@rajsaha7885 Each country export its own media and gain their own international audiences. If you're arguing that anime is more popular than Kdrama, then sure I'll agree. But your first comment says, "Kdramas is not popular" implying that it is NOT Popular AT ALL. Therefore, I laid out my argument the best I could. If you still believe Kdrama has NO popularity at all then I don't know what to tell you. I grew up with my friends watching kdramas and my asian family (not Korean btw) all know and watch it. Even when I fly back to my home country to visit, I see the kdramas on TV and the there's plenty of videos/clips on RU-vid.

@Shlok Mahajan no

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even the hanime?

Final Fantasy!!! ^_^ The popular MMORPG from Japan.

Let me tell you one secret, the Japanese can not compete Koreans on music not because they don't have skill, but they don't have initiative to do so. Japan is the world's 2nd biggest music market (It's also why K-pop artists even make Japanese language version of their works). They don't think it's necessary to reach foreign market while their own domestic market is enormous. Not to mention that the Japanese are very strict when it comes to copyright. Just tell me how many official, let alone fanmade, video clips or even just music video from Japanese artists on RU-vid.

@@ozgoldebronokia8210 Holy cow. I never noticed how little official music videos there are in the Japanese market.

@@EnderGrad There are indeed official video clips from Japanese artists, but they are too few compared to Korean ones. Also, you may notice that some anime song or clips were take down from copyright. I live in Indonesia. We used to have tons of anime series on national TV. Besides the show, the opening and the closing were also dubbed. Why? Because, there are seperate license fees for the opening/ending and the show itself. Using the original opening means more money to spend. So, they just made their own localized version of the opening.

Very true

Yep. Especially meme templates that came from there like Shiba inu. Japan is litterly cemented in international internet culture, it won't go away.

yup kpop sucks

100%

Kpop is only for crazy girls

That's... quite the low bar you have Death note is fine but you should really try out some others as well

"I'll take a potato chip. AND EAT IT!"

One Punch Man

but sadly they stop animax and replace it with sony yay due to low trp

It can do if it concentrates on past things even. India gave Japan deities, central asia the shamanism , and south east asia hindu culture. Birthplace of martial arts ( Kalaripayattu) , which Bodhidharma brought to East Asia. Chess, Shampoo , Number systems there are many things. We just need to reorganise and spread again.

What are you talking about? India influenced much of east Asia with Buddhism, Hinduism, writing languages and architectures. You can easily find these evidences in China, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Korea , Japan and more.

Simple islamic mindset is only 0.1%...so no vote bank politics. And they made their country of ruins not merely handed over by some transfer of power to some undeserving idiots like india...

India tried that with Bollywood movies and music it worked here in the Caribbean among people who are descendants of indian indentured labours

@@thetsoehtike True. Buddhism was first from India then spread to China. Then, Japan adapted it.

Same.

Indeed, Japan is an amazing country. But, I hope they would reduce the work time of cooperate slave by little to give them more time to rest after a long day of work.

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It is the city of culture stuff related to anime and games. If you ever go to Akihabara, I believe you can easily find anime or game merchandise for the characters you like the most.

@@Player-rv8ph yes. I went there, but I wasn’t looking for anything at the time. With all of the shop speakers, women welcoming you into the stores, and sparkling lights I was easily overwhelmed. I found ALL the One Piece I could ever need in other parts of the city. Lots of the city features one piece, and the Tokyo tower was, maybe still is home to the “One Piece Tower”. Also I went when pikachu day happened. Lol

@@missplainjane3905 a couple of years ago. the last week of July, until the middle of August. There’s a lot going on at that time.

@@missplainjane3905 No problem. I can answer them 1.) Yes. Very advanced, and civilized, especially since they have been sort of isolated from the rest of the world for a while, and I think by choice, in the past. 2.) I would rate 8. There are a lot of ppl living there, and a lot going on. The city of Tokyo is very active and busy, but they have incorporated nature so flawlessly into their city. It can be chaotic, or peaceful depending on where you go. There are shrines everywhere that are very relaxing to be at. The landscape is great; so beautiful! They do their best to present the best in whatever they do, make, say. 3.) They are very nice, and accepting of foreigners. They are curious, but also polite. They may be more passive than other countries people, but I can appreciate being given the space to work things out on my own, and call for help if/ when needed. 4.) Spiritual, ( I passed through many shrines), culturally abundant, technological wizards, simple, (uncomplicated) welcoming.

@@missplainjane3905 I went to Uniqlo, and got a One piece shirt from there. They had other famous animes on tshirt there. Now they are doing that same thing in other stores in North America, and ppl, and I love it! One piece (my fav anime/ manga) is all over Tokyo, and is home to the Tokyo [One Piece] Tower 🗼, and I was able to see Pikachu Day, when I stopped by Yokohama for a few hours. Pop culture is more incorporated there than here. I even remember when the virus first shook the world, at the end of One Piece, the characters (chibi) would say things like, hey, don’t forget that cleanliness is important, so don’t forget to wash your hands, and give others space. (Paraphrase) You’ll love it there. I highly recommend visiting. I am going back there for sure. 😻 Also, akihabara, and harajuku are hot spots for pop culture.

Don’t forget Nintendo

You sound as if you don't understand Japan at all. Congratulations.

Yea. Anime isn't cartoon. Anime is far superior above cartoon. Can't even call it a cartoon anymore. The difference in level just too far.

It's true Waifu term

"cartoon" is a common term used by the elders to address anything animation and also drawing.

@@RobertSalas Their ignorance needs to be corrected.

@@gopikrishnanr3768 Forgive them because they are not the target demographic.

I started with Anime.... Still loving it but gotta say.... I got into Kpop in 2019 because of BTS...and its pretty cool... If you look close enough Kpop and anime are actually pretty close in relationship as alot of kpop groups songs are used for anime op and ed themes. Can't wait for Bleach TYBW arc.... Bleach greatness is back.... Its was worth the 10 years wait... Yah!!!

But kdramas are more appealing to the older demographic and also kpop for the crazy young teenage girls who have a crush on those idols meanwhile, anime is more appealing to the youth in general. It still depends on the demographic and also the people's taste.

Based take.

Also, I don't want Hollywood to touch their anime properties and the last time they did that was a disaster.

Ending is trash

All world stop for Gear 5 man

Don’t forget Sailor Moon’s transformations

Eyyyyy Naruto

@@adhirajb yep. I have up in the middle of shippuden. Have you seen BOFURI yet btw? It's free on YT

@@Haru-nee Boruto? Yeah. I'm keeping up with Boruto's manga and anime