And who says all Japanese ain't "down"?


No mention of the Japanese hip hop culture, but still pretty interesting.
Read more at Yahoo! News.

Japan advised to promote "Gross National Cool" as foreign policy
"Japan has developed a full range of admired cultural resources, from the Japanese sense of beauty appreciated since the mid-19th century by foreigners such as Lafcadio Hearn and Bruno Taut to today's movies and anime," it said.

"These cultural assets are now considered a part of Japan's strength, as is evident from the expression now being bandied about, 'Japan's Gross National Cool'."

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