Japanese

Japanese
“Silicon dreaming. While honoring the ancient ways. Brings prosperity.”
Details
Found in:	Humankind
Affinity:	Scientist
Era:	Contemporary Era
Legacy Trait	Blossoming Innovation
Emblematic unit:	Reisen
Emblematic quarter:	Robotics Lab

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“Knowledge and technology form the backbone of the culture. But where would the world be without sushi and manga?„~ When entering new Era with this culture

“Whatever you need, the Japanese can probably design it better, make it cheaper, then turn it into an international fad.„~ When meeting this culture

The Japanese are one of the cultures available in the Contemporary Era, with the Scientist culture focus.

Culture orientation

Scientist cultures favour a gameplay orientation focused on Science and research. These cultures gain extra Fame from Scientist Era Stars for discovering Technologies.

Affinity Action: Collective Minds

Can set a City into "Collective Minds" mode.

• All the Industry and Money output of the City are converted into Science.
• The City will only produce Food and Science when this mode is activated.
• The action can be applied only one City at a time, with a 10turn cooldown.
• The mode lasts for at least 5turns until it can be deactivated.

Affinity Bonus: Foresight

+1 Era available to research.

• That is, can research the Technologies of the next Era.

Transcendence Bonus: Boundless Curiosity

+5%Science on City or Outpost.

Trait: Blossoming Innovation

• -20% on all Technology cost when researching

Emblematic quarter: Robotics Lab

“From disaster rescue swarms to automated surgical systems, the projects in this lab aim to improve many areas of human life.”

+5Industry +5Pollution -10Stability +5Science +2Industry on Makers Quarter within the same Territory +2Science on Research Quarter within the same Territory On City or Outpost: +1Workers Slot +1Researchers Slot

Emblematic unit: Reisen

"One of the most capable carrier-based fighters, the reisen have a reputation of dogfighters without peer."

Fighter Patrol aircraft Unit able to provide vision and counter enemy aircraft. Can also strike ground targets with reduced efficiency. Light Destroyed if a single attack ever removes more than half of the Unit's Health.

City names

The names listed are default names, players can change their cities' names if they choose.

Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Kobe, Sapporo, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Kawasaki, Saitama, Niigata

• The first new city found by this culture will use the first name on the city list.

Trivia

• The in-game appearance of the Japanese City Center is a combination of both National Diet Building (where the National Diet of Japan meets) as well as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (houses the metropolitan government of Tokyo).