Chira numbuh wan!

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Originally Posted by shovelquest [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

this empire

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

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

America’s superpower status has been giving way to the economic behemoth of Japan in recent years.

oh japan you so funny. fun fact, Japanese people don't have brand loyalty to their own tech companies.

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

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