God Hates Japan
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God Hates Japan is a 2001 novel by Douglas Coupland
. It was released solely in Japan
and has little English text in it. The book was published by Kadokawa Shoten
and illustrated by Michael Howatson.
The story focuses on characters lost in the malaise that swept Japanese culture after the burst of the bubble economy
in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. It also depicts the way some of these characters lived in the shadow of a death cult
’s 1995 sarin-gas assault on Tokyo’s subway system
.
Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland is a Canadian novelist. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, popularized terms such as McJob and...
. It was released solely in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and has little English text in it. The book was published by Kadokawa Shoten
Kadokawa Shoten
is a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
and illustrated by Michael Howatson.
The story focuses on characters lost in the malaise that swept Japanese culture after the burst of the bubble economy
Lost Decade (Japan)
The is the time after the Japanese asset price bubble's collapse within the Japanese economy, which occurred gradually rather than catastrophically...
in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. It also depicts the way some of these characters lived in the shadow of a death cult
Destructive cult
A destructive cult is a religion or other group which has caused or has a high probability of causing harm to its own members or to others. Some researchers define "harm" in this case with a narrow focus, specifically groups which have deliberately physically injured or killed other individuals,...
’s 1995 sarin-gas assault on Tokyo’s subway system
Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
The Sarin attack on the Tokyo subway, usually referred to in the Japanese media as the , was an act of domestic terrorism perpetrated by members of Aum Shinrikyo on March 20, 1995....
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