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esglumac · Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 21 Location: United States

Just curious who loves japan and why do you like it??? Laughing

nonsmoker · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 8:37 pm Post subject: Re: Love Japan!@@!

DNK · Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 236 Location: the South

Not having actually been there yet (sigh... one of these days), I'll say why I'm interested.

I guess there was always the sort of exotic appeal when I was younger, but lately it's more or less the geography, history, and cinema (although mostly older stuff). When I say geography, I mean the urban and human dimension more than the mountains, subtropical climate, and coastal aspects (although those are just as attractive). I feel it's something to be experienced, if only to say I experienced it, and I don't think it will be quite the same as the environment in, say, Chicago, although I'm not sure of course.

History-wise, the fact that it's the only non-Western country to have managed to fend off colonialism and actually compete and win against major Western powers during the last few hundred years (well, probably not the only one for much longer, but still it was over a century ahead of the rest of the world), militarily and economically, and that in itself is interesting enough for me. Not a huge reason to visit, but a reason to be curious, I suppose.

That and a relatively different society that still has all the comforts and, more importantly, pay rates as home Razz

I suppose I'd be lying if I said some anime hadn't continued my interest, but I don't really think Ghost in the Shell is what's bringing me to Japan in any significant way.

Chris21 · Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Posts: 366 Location: Japan

I like Japan because I drove a Honda 15 years ago.

flyingkiwi · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 11:57 pm Post subject:

Keep your reasons coming I say...gives me more to say when the inevitable question at next week's interview comes around: 'Why did you come to Japan'?

Apsara · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 2142 Location: Tokyo, Japan

Interesting that it's only people who haven't been to Japan that are responding to this... As for my answers, I'll think about it and get back to you.

JonnyB61 · Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 216 Location: Japan

furiousmilksheikali · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:47 am Post subject:

kdynamic · Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Posts: 562 Location: Japan

Apsara · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 2142 Location: Tokyo, Japan

I hated that book too- I had been in Japan about 5 years already when I read it. I have read others which give a more accurate historical account of Anjin-san's life- "The Needle Watcher" was one of them.

JimDunlop2 · Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 2286 Location: Japan

jademonkey · Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 180

Wasn't James Clavell's Shogun supposed to be a comedy? Now I understand...

Eva Pilot · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 1:51 am Post subject:

Shogun was terrible. Riddled with errors as well as being a prime example of Clavell's constant inability to ever finish a book properly.

Every one of his books has a weak and unsatisfactory ending.

kdynamic · Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Posts: 562 Location: Japan

I think the mainstream popularity of Clavell just goes to show how much people misunderstand about Japan, and how willing they are to believe whatever myths people tell them about it.

japanman · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 281 Location: England

Thia is where all the men on this forum never say "the girls" because they want to look clever and above that kind of thing but come on. It's such an obvious reason why so many men stay here. Even if you are not a playboy at all, have a steady firlfriend etc, it's what keeps a lot of men here.