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this empire
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if orange man bad was actually based, he'd start referring to USA as the American Empire instead, like they do in my japanese cartoons
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The American Empire has been demonstrating its authority as a military state since the last Great War. However, it started to suffer from a collapsed economy recently. Part of this is due to the reduction of Nuclear weapons as a deterrent now that almost every nation has them and with the Japanese Miracle, fallout is no longer a fear.
Although still a very important nation
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America’s superpower status has been giving way to the economic behemoth of Japan in recent years.
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oh japan you so funny. fun fact, Japanese people don't have brand loyalty to their own tech companies.
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Chinese flat-panel TVs surpass 50% market share in Japan for the first time. In the domestic flat-panel TV market in Japan, the sales share of Chinese companies such as Hisense Group and TCL exceeded 50% for the first time in 2024. The market share of major Japanese companies Sony and Panasonic is less than 10%.4 days ago
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and when shirow masamune actually wrote the manga "economic behemoth of Japan" wasn't a joke, it was a legit fear. this was pre lost decade.
pretty sure that's why he's depressed and only draws hentai calendars for the last 20 years instead of more GITS/ Dominon Tank police cyberpunk, doesn't like revisiting the world he envisioned with japan as a key player