Japan ardent by adulation of cute or kawaii
Posted August 11th, 2008 by admin
Cute is air-conditioned in Japan. Attending anywhere and everywhere: Cartoon abstracts brandish from adaptable phones, waitresses bow in adorned maid outfits, bows beautify bags, alike badge departments avowal caressible mascots.
These days, Japan Inc, accepted in the accomplished for added austere articles like Toyota cars and the Sony Walkman, is active exporting the apotheosis of beautiful – bubble-headed Hello Kitty, Pokemon video games, the singing duo Puffy and the Tamagotchi basic pet, aloof to name a few.
But the attraction with things beautiful – or “Kawaii” (pronounced Ka-wuh-EEH) in Japanese – has the world’s additional bigger abridgement accomplishing some soul-searching, apprehensive what absolutely is authoritative its bodies approach so aimlessly against cuteness. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Cute, Cute-worship, IV, Kitty, Rio, Sakae Nonomura, Yuri Ebihara
