转载龙腾:假如日本消失了,世界会有多想它

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How much would the world miss Japan if it suddenly disappeared?



When you live in a country for long enough, it’s easy to forget the things that set it apart and really make it special. In largely homogenous societies, like that of Japan, it’s easy to take daily amenities for granted without ever stopping to consider that commonplace objects are unique to the culture and perhaps novel to people of other nations.

A recent book released by Earth Star Entertainment aims to give the people of Japan a fresh perspective on their island nation, as well as celebrate the many things that it has to offer to the world. The book’s title translates to What if Japan Disappeared: Japan’s Ability to Support the World, and from the few short excerpts we’ve seen, it’s obvious that Japan thinks quite highly of its contributions to the world’s economy, entertainment, and food options.

But in the grand scheme of things, how much would the country really be missed if it suddenly disappeared from this world?




Let’s start off this list with one of the more important categories: cash. Fears of further recessions or not, if Japan were to suddenly vanish, the world economy would take a major hit. According to the numbers collected by the book’s original author, Japan has the world’s third highest GDP (gross domestic product), having overtaken China in 2010. Somehow the little island country still manages to rake in 10 percent of the world’s profits, thanks in no small part to their technological strength and reliable quality of design. It’s very hard to argue with the idea that if Japan were to vanish, world economies would be thrown into chaos for quite some time.

But what about some of Japan’s less necessary exports, like entertainment? How might the world fare if, for example, there was no longer a supplier of anime and manga on the market?

According to the original text, without Japan’s 2-D entertainment industry, otaku – fans of an obsessive nature – would cease to exist! It should be noted, however, that the author’s quote largely underestimates the variety of styles and storylines that come with world comics. While it’s true that Japanese manga has a unique sense of artistry associated with it, it’s also not the only storytelling medium to incorporate complex plots and impressive layouts with disproportionately large bra sizes. While countless people would certainly miss their favorite manga and anime updates, if Japan were to disappear, I simply can’t believe that awkward fans who embody the otaku spirit would also cease to exist. We would call them geeks and nerds, but nevertheless hardcore fans of games, super heroes, and sci-fi would continue to obsess in an otaku fashion, even if manga were not on the market.

In another nod to the entertainment industry, the book lists adult videos as Japan’s third major contribution to the world. And indeed, it would appear that Japan is the leader of Asia’s mature-rated movie sphere. However, once again, I fear that the author gives too little credit to the ingenuity of foreign porn productions. The excerpt lists established AV genres in Japan, such as “uniforms” and “chubby women” as though catering to such kinks is not done in other countries. Granted, the hypothetical disappearance of Japan would undoubtedly diminish the volume of pornography produced each year. Still, I’m certain that the world’s other porn producers would be more than happy to pick up the slack, and with a lot less censorship to boot!



The last item taken as an excerpt from the original book is, surprisingly, cup noodles! Instant ramen was first developed by a Japanese company and has since gained a great deal of traction abroad, appearing both in plastic packets and paper cups. It’s said that more than 95 million containers of instant ramen are consumed outside of Japan each year. Now, while the industry has established itself abroad, to the point where losing Japan would not cripple the necessary production of instant noodles, if we approach the problem from the perspective of Japan having never existed at all, the lack of instant noodles would be a true loss, particularly for hungry American college kids.

As much as we like to give Japan flack for the things it gets bass ackwards, the island country is a fount of unique culture and creative opportunities. These self-proclaimed points of contribution may be to some extent debatable, but the attitudes, the culture, and strange obsession with animal bottoms would be nevertheless missed if the country ceased to be.








最近,日本Earth Star Entertainment杂志社出版了一本书(Amazon link),它以全新的视角向日本人介绍他们的岛国,同时也为日本向世界提供了各种独特的东西而得意。书名翻译后就是《假如日本消失:日本支撑世界的能力》,从其中某些章节可以看出,很明显日本人认为他们的岛国对世界经济、休闲娱乐和食物有着极大的贡献。

但从整体上说,如果日本突然从世界上消失,那这个世界到底会有多想它呢?

我们先从重要的方面说起:现金。不管经济衰退会不会进一步加剧,如果日本真的突然消失,世界经济将会受到重创。根据这本书的原作者所收集的数据,日本的GDP世界第三,在2010年超过了中国。这个小小的岛国依然成功地获得了整个世界10%的利润,很大程度上要归功于他们的技术力量和质量可靠的设计。如果日本消失了,世界经济将会在相当长的一段时间内陷入混乱,这点很难反驳。

那日本某些非必需的出口呢,比如娱乐?如果世界市场上再也没有日本动画和动漫供应,世界会怎样呢?



根据原书作者,如果没有日本的二次元娱乐业,御宅族(otaku)就不会存在。不过,需要注意的是,这本书的作者大大低估了世界漫画风格和故事情节的多样性。虽然日本漫画确实具有独特的艺术性,但它并不是世界上唯一一种结合复杂情节、精心布局和不成比例的大波波来讲故事的媒介。不过,如果日本真的消失了,还是会有无数的人想念他们喜欢的漫画和动漫,兢兢业业践行御宅精神的粉丝们也许会不复存在,但尽管如此,游戏、超级英雄和科幻小说的铁杆粉丝们依然会继续沉迷于御宅时尚,即使日本漫画退出市场了。



关于日本娱乐业还有一个方面,那就是成人影片,这也是日本对世界的第三大贡献。确实,日本似乎是亚洲成人影片的领头羊。然而,恐怕作者又一次小看了外国色情产品的独创性了。诚然,假如日本真的消失,那世界上色情产品的产量每年都会减少,但估计其他国家的色情生产商会非常高兴地收拾残局,而且会少了很多审查。



出人意料的是,原书作者列出的清单中最后一样是竟然日本杯面。据说,每年国外吃掉的日本速食杯面达9500万多箱。现在,虽然日本杯面已在国外市场立足,但失去日本并不会消弱速食杯面的生产,如果我们从日本从来没有存在过这个角度来思考这个问题的话。不过杯面匮乏也许确实是一种损失,尤其对饥饿的深夜党来说。



http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/ ... ddenly-disappeared/
http://jandan.net/2013/12/08/world-miss-japan.html

How much would the world miss Japan if it suddenly disappeared?



When you live in a country for long enough, it’s easy to forget the things that set it apart and really make it special. In largely homogenous societies, like that of Japan, it’s easy to take daily amenities for granted without ever stopping to consider that commonplace objects are unique to the culture and perhaps novel to people of other nations.

A recent book released by Earth Star Entertainment aims to give the people of Japan a fresh perspective on their island nation, as well as celebrate the many things that it has to offer to the world. The book’s title translates to What if Japan Disappeared: Japan’s Ability to Support the World, and from the few short excerpts we’ve seen, it’s obvious that Japan thinks quite highly of its contributions to the world’s economy, entertainment, and food options.

But in the grand scheme of things, how much would the country really be missed if it suddenly disappeared from this world?




Let’s start off this list with one of the more important categories: cash. Fears of further recessions or not, if Japan were to suddenly vanish, the world economy would take a major hit. According to the numbers collected by the book’s original author, Japan has the world’s third highest GDP (gross domestic product), having overtaken China in 2010. Somehow the little island country still manages to rake in 10 percent of the world’s profits, thanks in no small part to their technological strength and reliable quality of design. It’s very hard to argue with the idea that if Japan were to vanish, world economies would be thrown into chaos for quite some time.

But what about some of Japan’s less necessary exports, like entertainment? How might the world fare if, for example, there was no longer a supplier of anime and manga on the market?

According to the original text, without Japan’s 2-D entertainment industry, otaku – fans of an obsessive nature – would cease to exist! It should be noted, however, that the author’s quote largely underestimates the variety of styles and storylines that come with world comics. While it’s true that Japanese manga has a unique sense of artistry associated with it, it’s also not the only storytelling medium to incorporate complex plots and impressive layouts with disproportionately large bra sizes. While countless people would certainly miss their favorite manga and anime updates, if Japan were to disappear, I simply can’t believe that awkward fans who embody the otaku spirit would also cease to exist. We would call them geeks and nerds, but nevertheless hardcore fans of games, super heroes, and sci-fi would continue to obsess in an otaku fashion, even if manga were not on the market.

In another nod to the entertainment industry, the book lists adult videos as Japan’s third major contribution to the world. And indeed, it would appear that Japan is the leader of Asia’s mature-rated movie sphere. However, once again, I fear that the author gives too little credit to the ingenuity of foreign porn productions. The excerpt lists established AV genres in Japan, such as “uniforms” and “chubby women” as though catering to such kinks is not done in other countries. Granted, the hypothetical disappearance of Japan would undoubtedly diminish the volume of pornography produced each year. Still, I’m certain that the world’s other porn producers would be more than happy to pick up the slack, and with a lot less censorship to boot!



The last item taken as an excerpt from the original book is, surprisingly, cup noodles! Instant ramen was first developed by a Japanese company and has since gained a great deal of traction abroad, appearing both in plastic packets and paper cups. It’s said that more than 95 million containers of instant ramen are consumed outside of Japan each year. Now, while the industry has established itself abroad, to the point where losing Japan would not cripple the necessary production of instant noodles, if we approach the problem from the perspective of Japan having never existed at all, the lack of instant noodles would be a true loss, particularly for hungry American college kids.

As much as we like to give Japan flack for the things it gets bass ackwards, the island country is a fount of unique culture and creative opportunities. These self-proclaimed points of contribution may be to some extent debatable, but the attitudes, the culture, and strange obsession with animal bottoms would be nevertheless missed if the country ceased to be.



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最近,日本Earth Star Entertainment杂志社出版了一本书(Amazon link),它以全新的视角向日本人介绍他们的岛国,同时也为日本向世界提供了各种独特的东西而得意。书名翻译后就是《假如日本消失:日本支撑世界的能力》,从其中某些章节可以看出,很明显日本人认为他们的岛国对世界经济、休闲娱乐和食物有着极大的贡献。

但从整体上说,如果日本突然从世界上消失,那这个世界到底会有多想它呢?

我们先从重要的方面说起:现金。不管经济衰退会不会进一步加剧,如果日本真的突然消失,世界经济将会受到重创。根据这本书的原作者所收集的数据,日本的GDP世界第三,在2010年超过了中国。这个小小的岛国依然成功地获得了整个世界10%的利润,很大程度上要归功于他们的技术力量和质量可靠的设计。如果日本消失了,世界经济将会在相当长的一段时间内陷入混乱,这点很难反驳。

那日本某些非必需的出口呢,比如娱乐?如果世界市场上再也没有日本动画和动漫供应,世界会怎样呢?

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根据原书作者,如果没有日本的二次元娱乐业,御宅族(otaku)就不会存在。不过,需要注意的是,这本书的作者大大低估了世界漫画风格和故事情节的多样性。虽然日本漫画确实具有独特的艺术性,但它并不是世界上唯一一种结合复杂情节、精心布局和不成比例的大波波来讲故事的媒介。不过,如果日本真的消失了,还是会有无数的人想念他们喜欢的漫画和动漫,兢兢业业践行御宅精神的粉丝们也许会不复存在,但尽管如此,游戏、超级英雄和科幻小说的铁杆粉丝们依然会继续沉迷于御宅时尚,即使日本漫画退出市场了。

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关于日本娱乐业还有一个方面,那就是成人影片,这也是日本对世界的第三大贡献。确实,日本似乎是亚洲成人影片的领头羊。然而,恐怕作者又一次小看了外国色情产品的独创性了。诚然,假如日本真的消失,那世界上色情产品的产量每年都会减少,但估计其他国家的色情生产商会非常高兴地收拾残局,而且会少了很多审查。

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出人意料的是,原书作者列出的清单中最后一样是竟然日本杯面。据说,每年国外吃掉的日本速食杯面达9500万多箱。现在,虽然日本杯面已在国外市场立足,但失去日本并不会消弱速食杯面的生产,如果我们从日本从来没有存在过这个角度来思考这个问题的话。不过杯面匮乏也许确实是一种损失,尤其对饥饿的深夜党来说。



http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/ ... ddenly-disappeared/
http://jandan.net/2013/12/08/world-miss-japan.html

兔子会很苦恼的,太平洋发生地震后的海啸都得独自面对了!
关于日本娱乐业还有一个方面,那就是成人影片,这也是日本对世界的第三大贡献
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前俩是啥?

PS:日本最好别沉,那几个岛留着挡海啸多好
飘过来的就是黄毛美国花姑娘了{:soso_e122:}
除了硬盘会寂寞点,其他真想不粗来了~~~
从图上看它是中美在太平洋的缓冲区!!没了日本,就是中美的直接对抗了!希望最近五十年它别沉!来自: Android客户端