Japan remains the spiritual home of the video game industry.
Japan remains a central hub for the global gaming industry, home to pioneers that defined the medium.
For years, Western audiences ignored live-action Japanese dramas (J-dramas) due to overacting and low production value. That is changing. Netflix’s Alice in Borderland (a death-game thriller) and First Love (a nostalgic romance set to Hikaru Utada’s music) broke into the global top 10. Meanwhile, reality shows like Terrace House (slow, polite, and introspective) offered an antidote to the aggressive editing of Western reality TV, though its cancellation following the tragic death of cast member Hana Kimura due to online bullying highlighted the dangers of the format.
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