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What foreign culture does average japanese people follow or fans of?
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Do japanese people watch american basketball! Baseball? Boxing? Do they follow american music, MTV.. American Tv shows! Movies?
Are any of these shown in japanese television in regular basis?
I see so many japanese rappers wearing ny yankee cap. So iam assuming they follow american baseball or hip hop?
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Japanese youth know more about American TV shows, movies, and music than they do about their own country's media. That might be a bit of an overstatement, but it's not too far off.
If you ask any Japanese person between the ages of 15 and 30 what their favorite show is, you're bound to hear something like "CSI," "Lost," or "Gossip Girl." American movies get more media coverage than Japanese movies do, and as such more people go to see them. And American pop/rock music is played everywhere - on the radio, in every slightly trendy store; and you'll find it on almost any iPod in the younger generation. The most common artist names I heard during my stay in Japan were Lady Gaga (this was from the older generation, too), Usher, Kesha, and Bruno Mars. And yes, hip-hop has a following in Japan just as it does in any country where hip-hop has become somewhat popular.
And don't get me started on Japan's love for all things Disney. Mickey and Minnie Mouse are quite possibly bigger stars in Japan than they are in the US. Also, Stitch is a definite favorite if the insane amounts of people using Stitch phone straps etc. are any indication.
American celebrities are also loved there and occasionally pop up in advertisements. The most notable of all would most definitely be Tommy Lee Jones (Men in Black, etc.) who was the face of Boss Coffee for what felt like forever. There are very few people in Japan who don't know who he is.
Baseball is HUGE here. Just like in the US, there are people who don't care for it, but the ones who do REALLY do. Some of them after asking which state you're from will ask what your home team is; after giving them that answer, they generally know where you're from. Japanese baseball fans aren't just fans of US teams, though; Japanese teams are far more popular there. There's the Softbank Hawks, the Seibu Lions, the Yokohama Bay Stars, Yomiuri Giants; the list goes on.
Basketball is less popular, but it's certainly not unknown. Football is practically ignored (as it is in the majority of the world, I believe). Boxing seems to have been popular once upon a time, but it's lost its following since then.
Even in food, places like McDonald's and Krispy Kreme have found their place in Japan, and it's not rare to find other places serving burgers, steaks, or pizzas, though undoubtedly different from what we tend to feast upon here in the US. There are also a ton of "family restaurants" all over the country which most definitely built off of the idea of the American Friday's, Applebee's, Friendly's, Denny's, etc.
And aside from American pop culture, South Korean pop culture has a place in Japan as well; most of the bigger K-pop groups have Japanese names/albums/fan followings, and even those that don't have plenty of followers here. And Korean dramas are popular among young girls and middle-aged women. They, much like American TV shows, have their own TV channels and time slots, and they air in both dubbed and subtitled versions.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Japanese talk and game shows are more popular in Japan than American/Korean/etc. shows are, and the older generation is more into Japanese dramas and music on a general level. And while shows like Spongebob and Adventure Time have been translated into Japanese, anime is still on top in Japan as far as cartoons go.
In short, the Japanese follow American and South Korean culture pretty regularly.
Hope this helps!
Japanese youth know more about American TV shows, movies, and music than they do about their own country's media. That might be a bit of an overstatement, but it's not too far off.
If you ask any Japanese person between the ages of 15 and 30 what their favorite show is, you're bound to hear something like "CSI," "Lost," or "Gossip Girl." American movies get more media coverage than Japanese movies do, and as such more people go to see them. And American pop/rock music is played everywhere - on the radio, in every slightly trendy store; and you'll find it on almost any iPod in the younger generation. The most common artist names I heard during my stay in Japan were Lady Gaga (this was from the older generation, too), Usher, Kesha, and Bruno Mars. And yes, hip-hop has a following in Japan just as it does in any country where hip-hop has become somewhat popular.
And don't get me started on Japan's love for all things Disney. Mickey and Minnie Mouse are quite possibly bigger stars in Japan than they are in the US. Also, Stitch is a definite favorite if the insane amounts of people using Stitch phone straps etc. are any indication.
American celebrities are also loved there and occasionally pop up in advertisements. The most notable of all would most definitely be Tommy Lee Jones (Men in Black, etc.) who was the face of Boss Coffee for what felt like forever. There are very few people in Japan who don't know who he is.
Baseball is HUGE here. Just like in the US, there are people who don't care for it, but the ones who do REALLY do. Some of them after asking which state you're from will ask what your home team is; after giving them that answer, they generally know where you're from. Japanese baseball fans aren't just fans of US teams, though; Japanese teams are far more popular there. There's the Softbank Hawks, the Seibu Lions, the Yokohama Bay Stars, Yomiuri Giants; the list goes on.
Basketball is less popular, but it's certainly not unknown. Football is practically ignored (as it is in the majority of the world, I believe). Boxing seems to have been popular once upon a time, but it's lost its following since then.
Even in food, places like McDonald's and Krispy Kreme have found their place in Japan, and it's not rare to find other places serving burgers, steaks, or pizzas, though undoubtedly different from what we tend to feast upon here in the US. There are also a ton of "family restaurants" all over the country which most definitely built off of the idea of the American Friday's, Applebee's, Friendly's, Denny's, etc.
And aside from American pop culture, South Korean pop culture has a place in Japan as well; most of the bigger K-pop groups have Japanese names/albums/fan followings, and even those that don't have plenty of followers here. And Korean dramas are popular among young girls and middle-aged women. They, much like American TV shows, have their own TV channels and time slots, and they air in both dubbed and subtitled versions.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Japanese talk and game shows are more popular in Japan than American/Korean/etc. shows are, and the older generation is more into Japanese dramas and music on a general level. And while shows like Spongebob and Adventure Time have been translated into Japanese, anime is still on top in Japan as far as cartoons go.
In short, the Japanese follow American and South Korean culture pretty regularly.
Hope this helps!
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