16. Big In Japan 🇯🇵

LIP is back after a brief hiatus and we have a special, extra-long episode in store for you! We continue our Pop Culture Country Tier List by ranking Japan. First though, we start with some Succession banter (00:16) before discussing optimal grocery habits (6:10) in our mundane postulation. Should you stock-up on your weekly groceries or spontaneously raid the store every couple of days? Then it is all about Japan. We postulate in-depth about Japan's contributions to global pop culture in our continued effort to create an objective global ranking (13:17). Our ruminations start with their world-class (and potentially world-beating) cuisine (17:52), their diverse sporting feats (25:55) and the enigma of the Japanese music scene (42:04). Next it's on to the surprisingly significant global influence of Japanese film & tv (48:50) and literary exploits (59:40), before ending with our wildcard on video games (1:06:50). Where will Japan rank on the global pantheon? As ever, you can connect with us through our twitter account @InPostulation and via email [email protected]. Feedback, questions and postulations all very welcome! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.