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A comment on Marie Kondo and the Life-Changing Magic of Japanese Soft Power. Parent comment

Re:Marie Kondo and the Life-Changing Magic of Japanese Soft ... by dominotw on Saturday January 19, 2019 @01:45PM (#18948475)
> It suggests that Westerners have forgotten what most other societies remember.

But she wrote books for japanese audience in Japanese. Wouldn't it imply that easterners have also forgotten it? How would her books be best sellers in 'other societies' if they already remember it.

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Re:Marie Kondo and the Life-Changing Magic of Japanese Soft ... by chongli on Saturday January 19, 2019 @01:56PM (#18948536)
Her books are marketed differently in the US vs Japan. In Japan they're practical and familiar. In the US they're spiritual and "Japanese."
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Re:Marie Kondo and the Life-Changing Magic of Japanese Soft ... by dominotw on Saturday January 19, 2019 @05:59PM (#18949760)
good point. same with yoga.
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