egitalian@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhat's some amazing technology they have in Japan that's very normal to them but would blow our minds here in the US and western world?message-squaremessage-square216fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down19
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareWhat's some amazing technology they have in Japan that's very normal to them but would blow our minds here in the US and western world?egitalian@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square216fedilink
minus-squareSquiddles@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up58·8 months agoI heard Japan described as being “stuck in the year 2000 since the 1980’s”. I think South Korea fits the original question better than Japan nowadays.
minus-squareChozo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14·8 months agoYeah, Japan had a massive tech boom in the 80s and 90s, but then just kinda stopped growing that field. It’s still there and still a strong industry in Japan, but the cultural tech hype isn’t there anymore, it seems.
minus-squarePotatisen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoI think Shanghai/China fits it even better. The convenience and technological advances are moving crazy fast.
I heard Japan described as being “stuck in the year 2000 since the 1980’s”. I think South Korea fits the original question better than Japan nowadays.
Yeah, Japan had a massive tech boom in the 80s and 90s, but then just kinda stopped growing that field. It’s still there and still a strong industry in Japan, but the cultural tech hype isn’t there anymore, it seems.
I think Shanghai/China fits it even better. The convenience and technological advances are moving crazy fast.
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