Summary

too expensive so generating new content is a better preposition unless Facebook lowers their
advertising fee. So far, many current readers and friends have expressed interest to see a book
published so they do not have to scroll around the social media page to find past comic strips.
Japanese and Foreigners who want to understand each other’s cultural differences
Many foreigners experience culture shock when they come to Japan for study or work
because Japanese culture is very different from other countries, even with other Asian countries like
Korea and Singapore. Foreigners are usually surprised and are likely to seek guidance from friends
from the same country or visit forums that target foreigners in Japan like Gaijinpot or JREF for tips
and advice. They might also follow blogs by foreigners about their life in Japan in the hope of
understanding more about the Japanese culture so they can blend in better at the workplace or
everyday life. They also follow social media to learn more about Japan and had found Evacomics
entertaining for illustrating what they had gone through and making fun of the situation. These
include myself and other classmates in my Japanese school and university. There are 2 million
registered foreigners who are staying in Japan based on 2011 statistics from the Official Statistics of
Japan.
Japanese are also likewise shocked about foreign culture when they work in global
companies or when they are sent to an overseas branch from their Japan headquarters. Japanese
students tend to have a less shocking experience because they usually go overseas as an exchange
student and have more of a tourist mentality then trying to understand and blend in with the foreign
culture. My Japanese colleagues from the MBA program expressed their interest in my comics
because they would like to do more international business and reading my comics helps them to
understand some problems that they had gone through or will go through.
Readers from this segment have all expressed interest in buying Evacomics book about
cultural comparisons with the objective to learn more about each other’s cultural differences for
work and living.
Japanese who want to learn English
There is also a slowly increasing number of Japanese that simply liked my Facebook page
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