And manifestations of Japanese popular culture-from Manga comics to karaoke-are now all the rage among young Chinese.

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Dower is equally good at evoking the sense of the time, and examining how Japanese popular culture reflected the hurt and the overwhelming sense of having been grossly misled by their rulers in a surprisingly rich outpouring of contemporary memoirs, books, cartoons, films and other media.

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Its classes, which range from traditional Japanese culture to environmental issues, are enormously popular, with many oversubscribed.

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The ban on Japanese pop culture has been loosened in Korea, while Korea is emerging anew as one of the most popular countries among young Japanese.

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