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Shibuya, Tokyo, described as a " futuristic Times Square " by The New York Times.

Of Japan's influence on the genre, William Gibson said, " Modern Japan simply was cyberpunk.

" Cyberpunk is often set in urbanized, artificial landscapes, and " city lights, receding " was used by Gibson as one of the genre's first metaphor s for cyberspace.