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Japan wrestles with its views on ‘outside people’ amid population crisis (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Japan's depiction in anime has as much to do with reality as the USA does to it's action films.

Bugger all to none.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Action movies feature lots of guns and product placement.

Americans have lots of guns and consume products!

[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

shoots in the air in agreement while chugging a certified American Budd Light

[–] Wage_slave@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

oh shit is it the 4th already?

since ma died ain't no body left who kin read the day sheets on the wall. We kin shoot 'em, just can't read 'em.