
Japan
PlaceOn 10 shows in Business & Startups this week · 1.0× usual · most on This Week in Startups
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland. Its archipelago comprises four major islands and more than 14,000 smaller islands; about three-quarters of its terrain is mountainous and heavily forested. Japan is divided into 47 prefectures and eight traditional regions.
Rank this week
Share of the conversation
2.9‰ of what listeners heard
Reach this week
Tone this week
- Neutral 6
- Positive 2
Share of the conversation
Mentions of Japan per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, business & startups.
Show the data
| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21 | 3.49‰ | 1 |
| Aug 24 | 3.28‰ | 1 |
| Aug 26 | 1.77‰ | 1 |
| Aug 27 | 1.66‰ | 3 |
| Sep 1 | 1.46‰ | 2 |
| Sep 3 | 0.96‰ | 2 |
| Sep 7 | 1.91‰ | 3 |
| Sep 8 | 1.59‰ | 1 |
| Sep 9 | 2.55‰ | 3 |
| Sep 10 | 2.13‰ | 1 |
| Sep 11 | 2.54‰ | 3 |
| Sep 14 | 2.49‰ | 4 |
| Sep 15 | 2.69‰ | 2 |
| Sep 16 | 2.17‰ | 1 |
| Sep 17 | 2.28‰ | 2 |
| Sep 18 | 2.45‰ | 4 |
| Sep 19 | 2.46‰ | 1 |
| Sep 22 | 2.38‰ | 6 |
| Sep 23 | 2.54‰ | 2 |
| Sep 24 | 2.62‰ | 2 |
| Sep 25 | 2.43‰ | 3 |
| Sep 28 | 3.37‰ | 7 |
| Sep 29 | 2.82‰ | 3 |
| Sep 30 | 2.68‰ | 1 |
| Oct 2 | 2.34‰ | 2 |
| Oct 3 | 2.38‰ | 1 |
| Oct 5 | 1.64‰ | 2 |
| Oct 6 | 1.54‰ | 2 |
| Oct 7 | 1.86‰ | 3 |
| Oct 8 | 2.19‰ | 1 |
Why is it trending?· Last 7 days
Japan appears in discussions of food prices, real estate, diplomacy, and security
The Contrarians argued that currency devaluation has made Japan unexpectedly cheap for eating, calling it roughly the 20th or 25th cheapest country and a strong-value destination for food.[1]
The MORE Show discussed Japan as a contrasting real-estate structure while Brandon Rooks said investors recognize the value of US property and are buying companies and land.[2]
On This Week in Startups, Jason Calacanis mentioned Japan while describing tonkatsu sandwiches and word-of-mouth discovery as an analogy for how AI might find things users enjoy.[3]
This Week in Startups also discussed Japan in a claim that an ambassadorship can require personally funding an embassy, staff, food, and maintenance.[4]
3 Takeaways™ included Japan in Robert Kagan’s argument that major powers ceded great-power status under the United States’ security umbrella and that trust with allies has been broken.[5]
Sources · 5 moments
- 1.The Contrarians with Adam and Adir · AI Money Furnace, Lottery Deep Dive, Fair Work Loses the Plot and AirTree Fight Goes PublicAdir Shiffman · Sep 28 · Listen at 19:49 ↗
“Oh, okay. Oh, Tokyo.”
- 2.The MORE Show · How to Reinvent Yourself When the Market Shifts | Brandon 'Rockstar' RooksBrandon Rooks · Sep 29 · Listen at 13:11 ↗
“No, no, it's not malicious. We're familiar with Japan. Japan doesn't have that ability or structure. It's a whole different structure for real estate in Japan. Than it is here. And they realize the value of real estate here. So that's why t”
- 3.This Week in Startups · Justin Kan & Brian Chesky: The Rejections That Built Twitch and Airbnb | E2344Jason Calacanis · Sep 30 · Listen at 1:05:15 ↗
“On the side, a friend, Hugh, told me, hey, you got to try this place in San Francisco, Cafe Okinawa, that I've been going to to get tonkatsu sandwiches. I told like 3 people about this, and because I love these when I go to Japan, and they'”
- 4.This Week in Startups · Jason’s Put a $5K Bounty on His Dream Chrome Extension | E2338Jason Calacanis · Sep 28 · Listen at 18:03 ↗
“So if you get Italy or you get Japan, look it up, you've got to pay for the maintenance of the embassy and the staff and the food and everything.”
- 5.3 Takeaways™ · America, War, and the Myths We Still Believe (#321)Robert Kagan · Sep 29 · Listen at 12:12 ↗
“now destroyed the American liberal world order. I think we have broken the essential bonds of trust with our allies, which made that order possible. It really was quite an extraordinary thing when great powers like Britain, France, and Germ”
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