100. Perplexed by Japan (17 Nov 08)

I've read some of their books, played some of their games…
…and I continue to be perplexed by Japan!
A "childlike" culture?
"Childlike" = lesser?
No!
Koji Suzuki's "Ring"… "Spiral"… "Loop"…
Big ideas, oddly conveyed…
(fiction within fiction)
Metaphorically disjointed…
Symbolically peculiar…
Translation issues?
Cultural confusion?
I continue to delve!