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Japanese Pop Culture Trends

There are differences between the Japanese pop culture trends and the western people’s culture and customs.

Assuming you didn’t know, napping in Japan is such a normal thing. The practice is called inemuri and demonstrates the sleeping employee’s dedication to their work.

When you enter in a Japanese home or restaurant, shoes are needed to be removed. They bow in order to greet, and these days handshaking is used for business meetings with people from the western countries.

Japanese Pop Culture Characters

Most of the globally successful characters were made in Japan and these days almost everyone can recognize these cultural icons such as Pikachu, Hello Kitty, Goku, Astro Boy, Super Mario and many others.

Japanese Pop Culture in America

The influence of Japanese animation is becoming more common in the United States. The Japanese animation is known as Anime and it’s different from the American animation. Anime is made for Adults mostly with more serious themes, unlike the American Cartoons.
The beginnings of the televised anime on the American ground were Astro Boy, Speed Racer and Gigantor, and these are considered as the best Japanese pop culture characters.
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Japanese Pop Culture Magazines

History Vortex recommends you a list of Japanese Pop Culture Magazines, so you can make your choice and find out what’s best for you.
Japanese Video Game Magazine
Japanese Fashion Magazines
Japanese LGBT – related Magazines
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Japanese Business Magazines
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