Suddenly awakened from a deep and traditional slumber, the Japanese Government realized it’s not all about tempels temples, sushi, The Meiji Era or samurai that perform self-sustained injuries whenever they drink too much sake. Their agenda for promoting the Japanese Culture in other nations has somehow widened, with the should-have-been-done-long-ago introduction of anime, manga and Japanese music to the portofolio. Probably enlightened by the fact that their own traditional culture is not enough anymore to shed tears and ovations from the outside world, the said government is adopting a strange policy of infusing other countries with the “Japan Cool” factor. This, of course, means that kimonos will be replaced by pink yukatas, geishas will step down in favor of innocent-looking imoutos, and Toshiro Mifune will surrender his bloody swords to some retarded main character, blessed, in a twist of evil-inflicted events, with a lolita-filled harem. And speaking about lolis, doing sono-kono-ano to them will probably become legal. Thanks to ANN, here are the three main points in the Japanese Government’s agenda, regarding the promotion of their own Pop Culture to the world:

1) Partner with Universities and Museums with a strong background in the arts to promote Japanese Culture overseas
2) Support the training of people involved with Arts and Entertainment. Work with Universities and young talent to develop projects that can be co-produced with similar talent in other countries
3) Develop existing training programs and film development at the Tokyo National Modern Art Museum’s Film Center

Mmmmm…. Lovu-lovu Bentos, cool.