What Has Japan Given the World?

by **kabukiboy** on 2004-02-17 Tue 19:16:31

The Arabs gave the West algebra and the concept of zero value,
the Chinese gave the West gunpowder and printing techniques,
the West has since given the rest of the world rational science and
technology (I'm going to leave out all the negative stuff for this
thread, even though I know there's lots of it)....What do you think
Japan has given the world that is particularly noteworthy, that has
enriched our lives?

by **Gyoza** on 2004-02-17 Tue 19:17:39

CURRY RICE!

by **kabukiboy** on 2004-02-17 Tue 19:19:09

Sigh. I know I can't stop the flood of insouciant postings that will
inevitably come this thread's way, but SOME serious answers
would be nice....

by **Gyoza** on 2004-02-17 Tue 19:20:12

curry rice?

by **Kent Brockman** on 2004-02-17 Tue 19:20:45

fuk that

POKY CALCALATAAA

by **Gyoza** on 2004-02-17 Tue 19:23:01

didnt they remodel Pearl Harbor for us?
That was nice.

by **gyakuzuki** on 2004-02-17 Tue 19:25:06

Cars
TVs
VCRs
DVDs
Cell Phones
Video Games
Different type of cartoons
Cameras
Digital Cameras
Tamagachis
Godzilla
Power Rangers

by **goongirl** on 2004-02-17 Tue 19:26:13

small whizz bang gadgets
they gave australia a few midget submarines too

by **aikidoka** on 2004-02-17 Tue 19:29:08

More than a couple of pretty goddamn amazing martial arts. The strongest production bolt-action rifle ever made. The only good version of the AR-180 to date.

by **remonstrator** on 2004-02-17 Tue 19:31:18

Gyakuzuki...most of those things u mentioned don't count because they are not Japanese inventions. They were simply mass-produced here.

by **kabukiboy** on 2004-02-17 Tue 19:41:55

There, see aikidoka? Japan's not all bad!

by **Antisaru** on 2004-02-17 Tue 19:43:16

Miniaturisation

by **Rudd-Crunch** on 2004-02-17 Tue 19:48:02

Japan hasn't really given the world anything, as Japan is a politically
determined region and not capable of such things. There are however a
number of individuals who happen to be Japanese that have given the world
quite a lot, like the microchip guy (who due to funding shifted off to Intel
back in the early seventies - it's in the textbooks) and that Takamats (sic) guy
who invented the floppy disc and those funny shoe things.

by **kabukiboy** on 2004-02-18 Wed 14:51:56

by **pureboy** on 2004-02-18 Wed 16:01:11

Not as many inventions as improvements on inventions.

Also, Akira Kurosawa and Takeshi Kitano.

Nintendo revtalized the video game industry in the 80's, then Sony pushed it into the mainstream in the 90's.

And I'm a huge fan of Ryuichi Sakamoto. And Oshinko.

Random enough for you?

by **your_mum** on 2004-02-18 Wed 19:55:14

One word - Transformers.

God bless Japan.

by **MightyAtom** on 2004-02-18 Wed 19:58:12

Japan has some great filmmakers. Kurosawa, Ozu, Miyazaki, Itami...Great novelists too.

Oh, and Ukiyo-e prints helped shape the art world. Pretty much responsible for post-impressionism. The most signifigant contributions are in dynamic composition and the use of the black line, which was formerly taboo but adapted with success by van Gogh.

Seems like the arts are were Japan makes there greatest unique contributions.

by **kabukiboy** on 2004-02-18 Wed 20:08:14

MA:

In complete agreement with you. It has been with in the realm of visual arts and aesthethic principles that Japan has made its greatest contribution to world culture. Japanese art has colonized our visual world to an extent that most people don't think of it or aren't aware of it. Modern architecture, graphic design, pop art, landscaping --all have been shaped by the Japanese influence. And it has been a wondeful influence. Japanese aesthetics are probably the most highly developed and brilliant of all Asian cultures, and are both a wonderful companion and counterpoint to the principles of Western classicism. (Kabuki and Noh have also had a big influence on modern twentieth-century theatre in the West, and modern poetry is also indebted in large part to Japanese forms.)

by **Mochee** on 2006-06-29 Thu 00:33:01

Moved this topic from archive back to active board.

by **el_Nebulotho** on 2006-06-29 Thu 00:49:08

They did a lot to end western colonialism in Asia and are responsible for "liberating" Indonesia, and the Phillipenes. Those things and Instant Ramen.

by **Olney** on 2006-06-29 Thu 00:51:44

Gyoza wrote:CURRY RICE!

Wrong. 'Japanese curry' was first brought over by the British navy.

by **bucktheory** on 2006-06-29 Thu 00:52:16

Mochee wrote:Moved this topic from archive back to active board.

Why?

by **genkigirl1** on 2006-06-29 Thu 00:55:38

Because someone whined that he wanted to post on it - go over to messages to BD for all details.

by **Mochee** on 2006-06-29 Thu 00:56:56

The OP asked nicely, so I did it. Also I didn't realize it was archived when I started looked into this thread and posting problems.

by **sullivat** on 2006-06-29 Thu 00:56:57

Shaped the artistic vision of the greatest architect of the 20th century, Frank Lloyd Wright.

On a side note I hope that by "leaving the bad stuff out" you meant for everyone and not just the west.....I think you will find bad things have come from every corner of the globe..NOT just the west. Sorry, it is a point that I never get bored of making because it annoys me.

by **el_Nebulotho** on 2006-06-29 Thu 00:59:18

Sullivat, Didnt you fire FL Wright for being a lazy?

by **Happylemontriangle** on 2006-06-29 Thu 00:59:57

Instant Ramen.

actually momofuku ando, the guy who invented instant ramen, is taiwanese.

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