Adamu unleashes some fact-checking fury on Lisa Katayama for her piece in NYT Magazine on Japan’s “thriving subculture” of men who prefer 2D women to the real thing.
Mutant Frog Fisks Japan Otaku Piece in NYT Magazine
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Re: “50 percent of men and women in Japan do not have friends of the opposite sex”
The quote is from the NYT article. It reminds me of how here in Korea sex segregation is so prevalent in the workplace and classroom. Men and women infrequently sit at the same table to share a meal in the cafeteria or at 회식.
Otaku is indeed a very odd (and creepy) subculture. It’s amazing that PM Taro Aso thought that it could help lift Japan from the recession. I talked about it a little here:
http://www.rjkoehler.com/2009/04/10/why-is-this-man-holding-up-a-womans-magazine/
Silly Taro, trix are for opposite sex challenged, 30-ish (or older) shy men.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taro_Aso#Manga_fan
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