Boy Meets the Filter | Why the Japan You Love Might Not Exist Yet

The West has built an entire relationship with Japan on top of an aesthetic. Cherry blossoms. Ramen. Vending machines in rice fields. But what happens when you start actually learning, and the filtered version starts to crack? Tray traces the gap between loving Japan's output and engaging its interior, and finds a question he can't stop asking: what are we actually talking about when we say we love a culture?