Japan’s Gross National Cool

“With its anime, manga, music and film all the rage overseas, Japan is entering an age of unprecedented hipness. Tony McNicol investigates the staying power of “Japanese cool.”
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Excellent article on how culturally cooler Japan is than most of the rest of the world. Consider yourself humbled.

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