'Is Japan cool?'

[Russell]

Special English zones proposed as part of Cool Japan tourism initiative

In an effort to expand upon the “Cool Japan” initiative, a program intended to broaden foreign tourists’ knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and industries, a committee of specialists has submitted a proposal that includes establishing “special English zones” in large cities where English would be one of the officially spoken languages.

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Yeah, I'm sure all those foreign tourists will come to Japan for its special English-spoken zones...

[Yokohammer]

Special English zones proposed as part of Cool Japan tourism initiative

In an effort to expand upon the “Cool Japan” initiative, a program intended to broaden foreign tourists’ knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and industries, a committee of specialists has submitted a proposal that includes establishing “special English zones” in large cities where English would be one of the officially spoken languages.

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Yeah, I'm sure all those foreign tourists will come to Japan for its special English-spoken zones...

I can see it. That'd be the same type of tourist who comes here and only eats at McDonalds.

[Russell]

I can see it. That'd be the same type of tourist who comes here and only eats at McDonalds.

That could be.

I also foresee that those zones will be highly frequented by school kids who want to practice their Engrish.

[Yokohammer]

I can see it. That'd be the same type of tourist who comes here and only eats at McDonalds.

That could be.

I also foresee that those zones will be highly frequented by school kids who want to practice their Engrish.

School kids I could handle. Pushy salarymen and old geezers who want to practice their engrish, not so much.

Definitely an "Avoid Zone" if that happens.

[wuchan]

Special English zones proposed as part of Cool Japan tourism initiative

In an effort to expand upon the “Cool Japan” initiative, a program intended to broaden foreign tourists’ knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and industries, a committee of specialists has submitted a proposal that includes establishing “special English zones” in large cities where English would be one of the officially spoken languages.

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Yeah, I'm sure all those foreign tourists will come to Japan for its special English-spoken zones...

because Engrish education works so well here that they have enough people to staff this zone.

[yanpa]

I can see it. That'd be the same type of tourist who comes here and only eats at McDonalds.

That could be.

I also foresee that those zones will be highly frequented by school kids who want to practice their Engrish.

School kids I could handle. Pushy salarymen and old geezers who want to practice their engrish, not so much.

Definitely an "Avoid Zone" if that happens.

These zones could be erected on artificial islands in the harbours of major cities. I hear Dutch people are good at that kind of thing. Maybe revive the lost scientific discipline of 蘭学 at the same time.

[Yokohammer]

Special English zones proposed as part of Cool Japan tourism initiative

In an effort to expand upon the “Cool Japan” initiative, a program intended to broaden foreign tourists’ knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and industries, a committee of specialists has submitted a proposal that includes establishing “special English zones” in large cities where English would be one of the officially spoken languages.

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Yeah, I'm sure all those foreign tourists will come to Japan for its special English-spoken zones...

because Engrish education works so well here that they have enough people to staff this zone.

Are you kidding? What better place to shove all those troublesome kikoku-shijou?
Put 'em somewhere they can contribute rather than gumming up the normally smooth-running corporate machinery.

[Mike Oxlong]

Learn it, live it, love it.
https://www.cao.go.jp/cool_japan/englis ... on2-en.pdf

[matsuki]

It drives me crazy how Japan is almost never conjugated as "Japanese" in that shit.

"Japan Technology"

[Grumpy Gramps]

As a new approach to re-editing the story of Japan, we would like to give a partial introduction to the techniques and resources of “Japan Editing”,

Aha, new history books yet again, yawn...

[Mike Oxlong]

Cool Japan and other state-backed funds hit by huge losses
Poor management identified as a key cause for underwhelming performance

[Taro Toporific]

Cool Japan and other state-backed funds hit by huge losses
Poor management identified as a key cause for underwhelming performance

Hey, you beat me to posting this!

...the only way these funds can turn a profit is to ramp up spending... Cool Japan will spend 40 billion yen more in fiscal 2020, a 120% increase from its planned 2019 spending.
But increasing investment is risky. Public-private funds exist to grow business in areas that solely private capital shuns. The current track record of the four aforementioned funds, however, speaks for itself.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Busine ... uge-losses

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[matsuki]

How is a Cool Japan Fund supposed to make money? Donations?