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The western world, most notably the United States, is a massive producer of what is commonly called "popular culture", that is, culture that is easily accessible to large audiences of people. This paper analyzes the ways in which western popular culture has managed to penetrate the Japanese marketplace. The paper focuses on the globalization of culture, the perversion of the internet, western television and western movies. It concludes with remarks and observations. For the most part, the paper focuses on American pop culture. However, influences from European sources are also discussed.

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"Staying in the music realm, Japanese popular culture has managed to turn one of the icons of "normal culture" (Beethoven) into a Japanese popular culture event. This happens each New Year in Japan, when hundreds of amateur choirs spend months of rehearsal and join in singing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (The Chorale). For weeks before the event, Japan's NHK television network dedicates entire programs to explain the meaning of Schiller's "Ode to Joy" and how to pronounce the words (Kazyuki, 1987)."

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