If you search "Japan" on youtube, you will see almost all of the videos have lots of views, usually over 500k.

I remember there is a youtube video called "What nationality in Asia do you find the most attractive", most people apparently say "Japanese".

And when Japan does something good but common (e.g. making an apple peeler which already exists since 1700s and apparently was not invented by Japanese people), people will often excessively compliment Japan on that tiny craft.

When I asked my friends what their favorite country is, they immediately said "Japan". Also, when I was in the library, I heard so many strangers say "I wanna go to Japan", "I love japanese", "I am learning the japanese culture", and so on.

If there is a natural disaster having occurred in Japan, most people will say "sad", "god please save Japan". But if it's Iraq or other countries, some people would still take it as a joke.

Why?

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Anime.

Because it's defended by giant robots

It's a country with a collectivistic and based on my visit there sometime ago, remarkably friendly culture. It also has fascinating tourist destinations and food. Also anime.

How can people NOT like Japan?

This is coming from a guy whose country was invaded by Japan in WW2.

Disregarding the part where you could marry your relatives, giving the world evil people like Tsutomu Miyazaki.

Weebs and tentacles

1. Anime/Manga

2. Video games (nintendo, sony, pokemon, mario, zelda, metal gear, etc)

3. ninjas and samurai

4. Godzilla and Kaiju genre

5. Giant robots

6. plastic model kits and figurines

7. hentai

8. japanese porn

9. They bomb hawaii (because many people hate america)

10. they were nuked by the US (because many people hate america)

Not that interested in Japanese culture in general, only the animation.

@mrzachary327: you should check out Japanese culture

What originally got me into Japan was actually the history of the country and the language itself. I love how Japanese sounds and have learned it for a bit now. As for the history aspect, like someone said, samurai and ninja are awesome, even in their historical forms, a personal favorite of mine is Takeda Shingen.

That being said I'm into Asian history in general, so it's not just exclusive to Japan.

It's America on steroids

We must love it now before it is destroyed by a MegaNuclearTsunami 🌊

The rich and fascinating history and culture, the disciplined and polite, yet proud people, the cutting edge design and technology, and the fairly liberal entertainment media.

Oh, and the food is bomb.

Cause they're F-ing weabooss

Because a lot of what we see of it in the West seems wacky. In reality it's very likely quite normal and they look at us (America) with our out-of-control gun violence, obesity and puritanical roots and think that we're the ones who are nuts.

Because of weeb stuff.

Just better I guess

Panda bears

Cause the people are hot.

It's an interesting place with interesting people as well as culture, and is the homeland of manga.

Waifu pillows.

Anime

The better question is: Why do people not like Japan?

Same reason people(or at least I) like countries like Portugal or Italy... Lots of cool history, art and people in these countries. Japan kicks ass!

Manga.

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One of the most rich and well known historically cultures in Asia and the world in general, very nice people and quite the tech.

I like Japan because of its order, technological development, productivity and many cultural aspects, which is in some sense decaying. (only in terms of cultural aspects)

I like Japan because of:

we pity them since we stomped them in war

Because they're on that nerd shit, and we a bunch of nerds.

1. the samurai and Bushido code

1.1 Ninjas

2. the fact that they never let Shinto and Buddhism as religions to wash their brains the same way christianity, islam and judaism did to the rest of the world. they actually curbed them, transformed them into a very logical system of "believes" reminding a lot to the theory of evolution which I accept and use to explain the world to myself. the Buddhism also has this in itself but the tantra, the mantras, the deities and the rest of the shit made by the puny weak men, kinda qualify it as religion. While Shinto and Zen are clearly not.

3. the architecture - the mix of skyscrapers and the traditional wooden houses always amazes me.

4. the devotion and motivation this people have - to work, to innovate, to fight the unhealthy climat and the earthquakes

5. the tea ceremony - I'm huge fan of this beverage, I pick up herbs every year, dry them, then make a tea, write down which herb suits best which recipe and then foking drink it - just one of my favourite "rituals" if I may use this word. Nothing to do with the plebs drinking coffee, spilling coffee every morning process.

Last but not least, not only not least but probably most important to me - they do respect the private space. In my country especially but also all around the world, the people are so fucking curious, they gossip, they don't accept the different. In Japan they don't care about you or if they do, they value the borders.

I don't even watch anime, read manga or have interest in high tech.

I will put it down to people being fascinated with the different culture, which has been a thing since the mid-1800.

ANIME