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New York Daily News - Jan 12 1:27 AM ABDUCTION: THE MEGUMI YOKOTA STORY Documentary about a Japanese girl kidnapped by North Korean spies. At Cinema Village (1:25). Not rated. In Japanese with subtitles.
From Nori-P to calendar girl
Japan Today - Jan 11 2:01 PM TOKYO — Few idol singers in Japan remain successful once they move into their 30s. But Noriko Sakai is one of them, having made the transition from singer to TV and film star, fashion designer and now calendar pin-up girl.
'Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story'
Newsday - Jan 11 12:30 PM The facts, alone, are compelling: In November, 1977, a 13-year-old Japanese girl named Megumi Yokota went missing on her way home from school. Her devastated parents try everything they can to figure out what's happened, but to no avail. It takes 20 years for the astounding truth to reach them and the rest of the nation: Megumi is one of at least a dozen young Japanese men and women kidnapped by ...
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Anime News Network - Jan 11 6:34 AM After nine long-awaited volumes, Central Park Media's release of Revolutionary Girl Utena reaches its conclusion with the tenth volume, Finale. Though its popularity has diminished quite a bit, the overall quality of this wonderful series remains, and shines especially brightly with its conclusion.
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Here is an article on Japanese Girl.
- "Harajuku Girls" redirects here. For the song by Gwen Stefani, see Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
Harajuku Girls near Harajuku Station on a Sunday afternoon
Harajuku girl is a term for girls who Japanes Girl gather in the Harajuku district of Tokyo in Japan. They are Japanees Girl dressed in any of several distinct styles of Japnese Girl clothing that originated in the culture of Japan's Jappanese Girl major cities. The "Harajuku style," named after the Harajuku Station, combines a wide range of diverse influences.
The term is Japanse Girl not used by the Japanese to describe themselves, but has become a Japannese Girl relatively popular expression amongst Westerners. This Japanee Girl is said to have originated from the American singer Apanese Girl Gwen Stefani's 2004 Love.Angel.Music.Baby album which brought attention to her entourage of four supposed "Harajuku Girls," three of whom are Japaese Girl Japanese while one is Japanese-American, and were Japamese Girl hired to portray the look. Some suggest that they are not an accurate representation.
According to the Jan/Feb 2006 Japanesee Girl edition of Blender magazine, American comedian Margaret Cho has labeled the Harajuku Girls as a Japnaese Girl "minstrel show" that reinforces ethnic stereotypes of Asian women. [1]. The Jpanese Girl Harajuku Girls have continued to appear alongside Stefani within the media, and are featured in the music video for "Wind It Up" (2006)
American singer Gwen Stefani accompanied by Harajuku Girls
Many different fashion styles may be found among the girls who spend time in Harajuku, among them Gothic Lolita, Gothic Maid, Wamono, Decora, Second-Hand Fashion, and cyber fashion. The Japanese street fashion magazine, FRUiTS magazine features many of the various styles of clothing that are popular in the district of Harajuku.
- Wamono is a style that mixes traditional Japanese clothing with western styles. The brand name Takuya Angel is an example of this style.
Visual Kei or Anime Cosplayers also gather in Harajuku, however cosplay is not generally considered a fashion movement.
References
- "FRUiTS" Published by Phaidon, 2001. ISBN 0-7148-4083-1 - Photos shot in Harajuku over a 10 year period.
See also
- Visual Kei
- Decora
- Kawaii
- Gwen Stefani
External links
- Margaret Cho's comment on Harajuku Girls
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