Whats so great about the idea of Bondage. That seems vulgar, and inhumane.
Japanese food
Instant noddles
Japanese cars
Anime & Manga
Digital watches & calculators
Electronics in general
Robots
Toto toilets (with seat warmer, bidet, etc.)
VHS video tapes
Video Games
Martial arts (judo, karate, kendo, aikido...)
Karaoke
J-pop
Japanese women
Hentai & AV
Purikura (photo stickers)
Japanese men
Whats so great about the idea of Bondage. That seems vulgar, and inhumane.
Yeah Misa J.
Playstation and PS2, some of the best, and the video games. definitely the games.
Essentially the Japanese have only "invented" things to do with food everything else is copied. A food culture. For example they couldn't have thought of something sophisticated like a.....piano. They can only copy.
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High quality products normal people can afford.
I'm heavily biased, but I think Aikido is one of the best things to come out of Japan. It is a martial art which focuses on self defense, allowing any attacker to basically defeat themselves. It is based on the philosophy that correcting aggressive behavior is more beneficial than destroying an attacker. I'd like to think that if more people felt that way the world would be a nicer place.
How about the ability to pay all of my utility bills at the combini? That saves me tons of time...I wish that I could do that in the US...but then again I've been gone so long, maybe you can now??
Japanese men....HA! Good one.
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Chopsticks with proper "pointy" ends .... great for skewering stuff if necessary !
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Don't they have that in China or other Asian countries ?Originally Posted by Sensuikan San
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In China they have them, but blunt ends are much more common.Originally Posted by Maciamo
They had it in Thailand.
robots..i love robots..anime...no one does it better..beats hollywood and disney..not in 1 million years can they beat them...
I see a lot of "improvements" to things that the Japanese didn't invent. I'm very thankful for the improvement to the automobile and I love my Seiko watch, but they didn't invent either.
Is that really what they're saying???? *RME*there was the dubbed Iron Chef series which was unwatchable,
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I voted for the car thing only, but I would put my chips on a number of others as well. The car industry really enfluenced the American automotive world (more than europe, I would guess) with the idea of 'smaller is better'. [someone tell me if I'm barking up the wrong tree there]
I would agree with Mad Pierrot and byp in saying the women--and I do not consider myself a sexist (though I'll admit I'm very into the subject); I AM big on this Gender thing that's really getting off the ground in the US and is still dragging here. Also I did my Aikido too, and that is good. . .SO, I'd say, it's like this, you know. . .
Cars, women, and Aikido--but you've got to have a good toilet seat in the end, after all !!
I was under the impression that the Italians came with the concept 'smaller is better' for cars.Originally Posted by Mars Man
I don't really know who came up with that actual idea, but (I could well be wrong) I would simply tend to think that it was Japan's work along that line of thought that more greatly influence (and maybe scared) the American producers to size down a bit. That's allOriginally Posted by Maciamo
vending machines are they japanese.........
cause i love them, i really do.. you can see them everywhere, and you know what, there cheaper then in my country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you can get almost everything from it.. ... but i heard the hot food sucks.. i got hot coffee in a can from a vending machine.. mmm love it!!!!!
Efficiency is what Japan is really known for; worldwide. The economic boom (or bubble, depending on how you see it). In both cars, electronics, and food, its very efficient hands down. Robots are made efficiently and effectively. Video games are able to advance so quickly because the research and development sector is amazing. I mean for the love of Buddha, Japan wrote the book on it. Speak of which(!), Japanese toilets are also supposed to be more efficient in the amount of stuff that is 'removed.' *_* just a thought..
I agree that Japanese vending machines are great, mostly because there are so many distributors and so many kinds of drinks, both hot and cold. But vending machine were not invented in Japan. According to Wikipedia, they were first invented in Ancient Greece 2000 years ago (for holy water) ! The article also has nice pics of vending machines from the 19th century.
its clearly got to be any electronics because they're the best.
Japanese food
Anime & Manga
Martial arts (judo, karate, kendo, aikido...)
Karaoke
J-pop
Love hotel !!!!!!!!!!! i had such a nice one... it included a sauna, and a BIG BATH with tv screen... was really nice to watch some tigers afterwards LOL... and we had karaoke in the room, a coke machine, etc etc... well even when you dont go there for sex, it is still HEAPS OF FUN!!!!!!!!!
so yeah, the love hotel got my vote
P.s this is not the love hotel i went to, mine was nicer!!!! but i forgot my freaking Camera.. BOEHOE
i saw a documentry about love hotels in japan on BNN. you can choose from a picture screen witch room you want(if it is not taken), and just walk into it.Originally Posted by Dutch Baka
to get out of the room you have 2 pay.
its strange if you think hard enough about it.
LOL... Love Hotel?! Actually, that is a good point. I wonder if Japan is the only country that caters to peoples sexual needs (besides their fantasies, if you know what i mean*haha... ) - oh and im not talkin HOliday Inns, Hiltons or any big honcho chain like that.
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Anime!!! Of course instant noodles... umm, the girls (and guys ), oh and of course: J music!
...everything Japan!!!
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