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Anime activism
Global protest movements are relying on imagery from Japan. Here's why.
Sep 22
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Matt Alt
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Politics, Chaos, and Cup Noodles
The eerie parallels between Japan's Sixties and America today
Sep 16
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No Labubus please, we're Japanese
Why a toy craze isn't finding traction in a toy-crazed country
Sep 1
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Inside the manga hit machine
How Weekly Shonen Jump became a global cultural juggernaut
Aug 25
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Head in the Clouds
A repost from the archives about Nizo Yamamoto, who transformed anime from fantasy into an all-enveloping reality for fans.
Aug 16
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Matt Alt
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Chemtrails over Kyoto
What stops conspiracies from hijacking the conversation in Japan?
Jul 30
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Pop and Populism
Japan’s far right won big in yesterday's elections. What's it mean for pop culture?
Jul 21
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Japanese TV vs American Reality
America turned itself into a reality show. Why didn’t Japan?
Jun 30
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Matt Alt
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Hell is Other People
The real reason the Japanese government is so obsessed with tourism
Jun 20
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America is burning. Why isn’t Japan?
A voice actress has a very bad week.
Jun 13
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