I can't claim any knowledge of Japanese - perhaps a play on words? The event seems to be based around artwork and comics more than fursuits.
I'd say that furries can be found worldwide, but that furry fandom – not the concept, but the culture associated with it – originated in and is still dominated by the USA. As time goes on, I expect this cultural dominance to lessen, and other influences to creep in; for example, Japanese fursuits and kemono art are a mixture of local and foreign styles.
Part of what is so interesting about Japanese events is how the American furry culture is being adapted to local customs. Fursuit games have long been a feature of furry conventions, but I don't think anyone had considered making an event based primarily around them; in part, because the proportion and concentration of fursuit ownership has been too low to make it feasible.
I can't claim any knowledge of Japanese - perhaps a play on words? The event seems to be based around artwork and comics more than fursuits.
I'd say that furries can be found worldwide, but that furry fandom – not the concept, but the culture associated with it – originated in and is still dominated by the USA. As time goes on, I expect this cultural dominance to lessen, and other influences to creep in; for example, Japanese fursuits and kemono art are a mixture of local and foreign styles.
Part of what is so interesting about Japanese events is how the American furry culture is being adapted to local customs. Fursuit games have long been a feature of furry conventions, but I don't think anyone had considered making an event based primarily around them; in part, because the proportion and concentration of fursuit ownership has been too low to make it feasible.