Japan Is Obsessed with These 15 American Pastimes
With that in mind we've sourced the culture masters over at AskReddit. We've collected 15 American stereotypes that Japanese people just can't get enough of. From baseball to 'King of the Hill', these American pastimes have apparently struck a nerve.
Enjoy the most ambitious crossover we've ever seen; Japan X America.
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Mexican-American low rider culture, to the point where they adapt the clothing/hairstyle/tattoos. -Cornchili
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American companies put random Japanese kanji on their clothing, Japan actually puts random English words on their clothing. I have a ball cap that says "KILL" in storage that I won in a claw machine in Hachinohe, Japan. -JesterPrivilege
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Denim. The Japanese bought all of the US’s old denim shuttle looms, and now make almost all of the world’s high quality denim. High quality American heritage clothing is massive in Japan. -Todi77
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KFC is a very successful chain there, and is even eaten as a Christmas tradition! -sproutmolenikki
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There is a die hard fanbase for King of the Hill, who also argue about dubs vs. subs. -SteveRudzinski
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Beef jerky. When I was going there years ago they told me that it was considered a delicacy and to take it to give as gifts. -f4snks
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Tower Records. Physical media is still huge in Japan. Many Japanese people still buy CDs and DVDs/Blu-Rays. It’s why you often see artists release Japan-exclusive special edition versions of albums that have a few extra tracks. -JoeBagadonut
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Peanut butter. For some reason our entire Japanese sales team stocks up on it in the states before they fly home. -brett1081
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