Not even a copy of The Dragon’s Gift on the right side? That’s honestly the superlib version of the clash of cultures crap from the right on China.
1987 Same narrative
they didn’t try “not to be murka’s dog”, they simply became too successful. That’s why the US did the Plaza Accords, and Japan being a functional US colony with a gajillion military bases on it which could vaporize the island in a week, agreed to it.
It never began for Japan
I haven’t sen anyone in the thread mention, if you want another good look at american’s fear of 80’s Japan and their economic boom look at the shadowrun lore. The worl is explicitly one where Japan has risen above america and have a majority of the megacorporations in the world. It’s real interesting to look at.
Still love that Rising Sun is a movie where Sean Connery plays a “Expert on Japanese Culture” to help Wesley Snipes solve a murder
Because you know, they’re just so inscrutable and mysterious, you’ll never know why a Japanese person would murder someone
Sean Connery plays a “Expert on Japanese Culture”
He did master the art of becoming Japanese in You Only Live Twice.
“i refuse to go entirely japaneeEeEeEeEeEese” - Mr. Henderson, A british agent
Sounds similar to Showdown In Little Tokyo, where Dolph Lundgren is part of a special Asian crime division.
Highlights include a man snapping his own neck in an interrogation to keep a secret, and this hilarious gem https://youtu.be/apAC1HJhu3M
How no one pissed themselves laughing in that scene I have no idea.
