“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[]
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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.”
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Emblematic unit: Reisen[]
"One of the most capable carrier-based fighters, the reisen have a reputation of dogfighters without peer."
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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).