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Has anyone else noticed how Japan has become a huge trend now? I see kids everywhere trying to speak japanese and talking about how they're going to move to Japan. Also the fashion is becoming a trend. I see more and more people claiming to be lolitas and they talk about how they want to be "those people" in harajuku. It's annoying, it's not just a few people it's almost my whole school that's like this. In addition to thier new found trendy love for Japan they have also picked up the trend of hating America. Has anyone else noticed this? Is it just me that feels this way? sad

Kids will always be kids... and Japan is just the latest pop culture phenom. Eventually it will evolve into something else.

Remember that there was also huge boom in the 80's during the bubble economy era. I actually think it's a little more positive now, since people are actually learning Japanese because of their interest in Japan, instead of just to make money or meet Japanese girls, (although there will always be that kind of person.)

The problem lies in the fact that the "Japan" people love is not the real Japan. It's just a modern form of Orientalism. Hopefully, though, this admiration will eventually lead to actual cultural communication and understanding. Probably, it will just phase out, though.

As for kids in your school... I guess I don't know what to say about that. When I was in middle school and high school, anime was only starting to boom, and the "Japan craze" hadn't hit yet. The Pokemon generation was a few years younger. So, I can't give you much advice other than "我慢してね."

I'm pretty sure it's due to the popularity of anime growing. Of course, a bunch of people eventually realize they like Japan for its culture more than because of anime, and those are the people who will continue to like it for the rest of their lives, while the anime kids are going to realize (or will they?! Sometimes I really don't know...) that anime does not define Japanese culture.

At least the 'harajuku' and 'lolita' will give up soon enough. Odds are they won't follow it through enough to get into Japan. It'll just wash over, like that yo-yo craze a while back.

I'm glad there aren't people like that where I live. No one here seems interested except me.

Super Turkey, do you mean kids in the U.S?
If so, then maybe i have the reason why they react that way...Maybe it's because they are obsessed with the japanese manga or anime. blaugh
Manga and anime become very popular in the U.S lately... xp

In Japan, isn't it stylish to be French? biggrin
That's what I'm under the impression of, anyway.

I'm not that far from you, I'm in San Diego heart I think it's more my school though, I go to a schoot with only 400 people sweatdrop

oooooh I'd like it so much, since I speak french, I'd look cool xd rofl