egitalian@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 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-square122fedilinkarrow-up142
arrow-up142message-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 · 10 months agomessage-square122fedilink
minus-squareSquiddles@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11·10 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-up4·10 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.
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.