{"id":20158,"date":"2023-07-19T14:11:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T05:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=20158"},"modified":"2023-07-19T14:11:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T05:11:11","slug":"20230719-20158","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230719-20158\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone hates inaccurate depictions of Japan, right? Wrong \u2013 a lot of Japanese people want more\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Japan has been the victim of inaccurate cultural portrayals in media for as long as it is known by the West. It\u2019s been going on for so long that even non-Japanese audiences have grown sick of it and have become quick to point out and criticize any nonfactual or stereotypical portrayals of Japanese culture they spot. However, a recent viral tweet by a Japanese user suggests that many Japanese people are actually fascinated, or at least amused, with some of the faulty representations of Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/84MadokaMary\/status\/1681169697000280066?s=20\n<\/div>
Tweet translation:<\/font><\/strong> This is a request to foreigners. Don\u2019t stop making inaccurate portrayals of Japan. Japanese people love that stuff. Please don’t stop depicting gangs of geisha-ninjas parading through the streets of Shibuya with holographic Hello Kitty floats.<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Elements of Japanese culture and tradition such as geisha, samurai, ninjas, temples etc. As well as the Japanese language itself have long been subject to misinformed or purposely exaggerated depictions in media. Thankfully, recent times have seen western media shift from racism and orientalism to more harmless stereotypes. However, this is not to say that botched depictions of the Japanese culture and language aren’t still common, one example being this<\/a> martial arts themed Netflix series showing the nonsensical Japanese words \u201cenvy will show you a rockless garden\u201d inscribed into a rock in the background of a scene.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The caption “Tokyo, Japan” over a photo of The Golden Pavilion, which is famously located in Kyoto, Japan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Those who have grown weary and find offense in such inaccuracies are rightful in doing so, but the aforementioned tweet by @84MadokaMary reveals a world of those who find amusement and appeal in some of the ways foreigners tend to imagine and depict Japan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The humorous request to foreigners to never stop making bizarre, stereotyped portrayals of Japan and its culture seems to have resonated with many, as the tweet has since received almost 67k likes and over 19k retweets. Users were quick to voice their agreement with the statement, even saying<\/a> that, \u201cthere\u2019s a nutrient Japanese people can get only get from foreigners\u2019 wrong depictions of Japan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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