informationalization
n.— «It is our conclusion that Japan has to change its goal from industrialization to informationalization….We propose that the final national goal be a new information society.» —Annual Review of Information Science & Technology Dec. 1, 1975. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
In Japan, if you want to order a corndog, you ask for an Amerikan doggu (アメリカンドッグ). These types of coinages are called wasei-eigo, or “Japanese-made English,” and there are lots of them. Plus, there’s an atmospheric optical...
Leo, a scientIst in Tucson, Arizona, used to live in Japan, where he often heard Japanese speakers using English that wasn’t quite correct. For example, one Japanese friend described someone “full of worry” as scareful. Another...