The “Dark Matter” of Japan’s Fantasy-Industrial Complex

The secret to being loved by everybody: taking political stances discernible to nobody

When Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the United States earlier this month, it wasn’t quite the pop-cultural love-in that the late Shinzo Abe’s visit was in 2015. That was when President Obama declared America’s thanks for “manga and anime, and, of course, emojis” on the White House lawn. Even still, by all accounts, Kishida’s visit went swimmingly.…