http://www.j-lit.or.jp/e/programs/newtrends/takashi_ogawa_en.html
Well, he would know if anybody would
A NEW GENERATION OF JAPANESE SF WRITERS
by Takashi Ogawa
Japan Is Cool?Whenever I meet new American friends, at an SF convention, a party, or even at an airport, they always say, as soon as they find out I'm from Japan, "Oh, yeah! Japan is cool, huh?" That has been happening for more than twenty years. Of course it feels good to have people praise your own country, but I would always stop and wonder what exactly they liked.(...)
