No.32597
>>32595Part of the reason there was a huge anime boom in the 80-90s was because of this. Japan was the leading tech producer in the whole world, and many American companies were afraid of being bought by them and many were.
No.32602
>>32595They are currently number 3 because china cheats but yeah, they have been and still are a economic powerhouse. If they ever got their social spending under control and loosened certain regulations they could probably get out of their rescission and claim the number 2 spot again.
I have a feeling Japan will economically rise again, and it will be glorious when they do.
No.32604
>>32602This is not possible because of low birth rates and the fact that Japan is in crazy amounts of debt and has already lowered interest rates to negative range.
No.32605
>>32602theyre probably not going to unless they figure out how to magically solve all of the social problems plaguing their society.
No.32676
>>32609So hi GDP & hi debt equals plateaued economy?
No.32758
This thread reminds me of why I will never visit Japan. Just like everywhere else on Earth it is slowly being transformed into a homogenized, grey Americanized hellhole. It would only make me sad to see it in person. I wish I lived 200 years ago, the world would have been a much more interesting place to travel in.
No.32760
>>32759countrysides are usually still transformed. notice there's no trees on the flat areas on those pics. trees are the first things to go when ground is flat
No.32761
>>32760Well they can't exactly grow their rice with trees in the way can they?
No.32762
>>32759I'm sure there are many good examples of a more traditional Japan in the countryside, but still, the cities continue to expand and their influence permeates the entirety of the country. Only something like
>>17966 would be worth visiting. I'm not deluded enough to think that North Korea is untouched by modernity, of course, though one reason I'd like to visit it is because it is not as hemmed into the globohomo capitalist web
No.34212
>>32760Sweden and Finland are still covered in untouched forest for example…
No.34264
>>34262>McDonalds animeO.k.. I've clearly reached the end of the internet.
No.34267
>>34264Go back to YouTube comments please
No.34271
>>34264There's a KFC dating sim out there.
No.34272
>>34271It's even official, it was made by the company.
No.35278
>>35276Wow, no shading or anything. Weak shoop dood
No.35279
>>35276Who's the character?
No.35289
>>35279sanrio experimado lain maker 2003
No.35346
>>29356Is this Kyoto?
林原めぐみ「今際の死神」Music Video
No.35449
>>32759you guys don't know how much this reminds me of home, I used to walk paths like these in the forest/countryside quite a lot how I wish I grew up in this location
No.36115
>>34550absolutely stunning pics. Would love to see more outdoor locations at night
No.36246
>>35346Megumi H is so pretty
No.38662
I wish I did born in Japan instead of middle eastern shit hole like t*rkey, ironically I don’t even like anime
No.39782
>>38662Same, fuck this shithole country
No.39783
guys living in japan is hell as well, don't misguide youselves
No.39784
>>39783stop being like that
No.39786
>>39784stop living with hippy glasses on
No.39787
>>39783It might be hell there, but it's even worse here.
No.39790
>>39789
>Log in to the website to be able to see the CV.
No.39793
>>39786you're ruining things for others
No.40319
http://landofthesettingsun.com/Visit Japan before it becomes cosmopolitan and no different from where you live now.
No.40880
>>34262that weeb shit will NEVER top mac tonight
No.40881
>>21499i think american vending machines have a rakish charm to them. America has a lot of 'good ol' vibes
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