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Japan's New Japonism Japan's young are rediscovering their own culture. With a vengeance. Clothes until recently seen as traditional and old-fashioned are getting a make-over and are sold in the trendiest stores. See also "Native Garb Revived" (below)
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Mori Chack's Gloomy The character Gloomy the Bear at first sight looks like a possible friend of Hello Kitty. Cute face, pink skin, simply drawn in basic colors. And then, suddenly, you notice the blood on its claws. Japanese illustrator Mori Chack's creation is the most horrible nightmare you can ever fall in love with.
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Hats, Caps, Scarves This Summer a new fad for hats, caps, and scarves started in Japan that is now catching on like wildfire. More and more trendy youths wouldn't be caught dead without a hat, or a cap, or a scarf.
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Taboo Under Attack Japanese youths are starting to break the strong taboo on tattoos. The trend appears strongest among young women in their early twenties who use tattoos as a fashion statement or as a reminder of a resolution.
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Native Garb Revived In 1964 more than 13 million yukata's, a kind of thin cotton Summer kimono, were sold in the four most populated areas of Japan. By the end of the 1990's this had gone down to as low as 2 million. The past few years a sudden change has taken place place. The yukata is cool again.
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Vanishing Japan Japan is rapidly destroying its traditional landscape. Where once mighty rivers streamed and beautiful landscapes beckoned now the concrete rules.
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Samba Dancing on the Streets Japan is probably one of the last places where you'd expect a growing community of enthusiastic Samba dancers rotating half-naked on the public streets. Yet, there are countless teams of young and old Samba dancers, who love to show off their stuff.
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Sushi Revolution in Japan The Japanese sushi industry is undergoing a historical transformation. Small mom and pop restaurants frequented by middle-aged men are falling by the wayside. They are being replaced by family-oriented chains or fashionable club-like spots.
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Meet the Mahjong Queen Since the nineties, the Japanese Mahjong Society and publishers of mahjong magazines, in a heroic attempt to save the game from an untimely death, have been doing their utmost best to change the game's bad image.
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Your Personal Robot Japanese research centers are rushing to develop robots that will share our lives. In the not too distant future, Japanese researchers promise us, we will take personal robots as much for granted as we do personal computers.
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The NEW Designers The present crop of young Japanese fashion designers are just as innovative and unwilling to follow the European forms as the famous Japanese designers of the 80's.
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Make-Up Boom Japanese elementary school kids have begun en masse to experiment with make-up, fashion and new hair styles.
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Fortune Tellers Fare Well The Japanese recession may be hard on many Japanese companies and their suffering employees, but Japanese fortune tellers fare well with the uncertainty and the fears it creates.
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Women Have More Fun many young Japanese women of today are not afraid to be themselves and have more fun than their mothers and grandmothers ever had.
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Gospel Gains Gospel is extremely popular in Japan. There is a large number of amateur bands who practice meticulously and sound very authentic.
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Playing Games Japanese cities are filled with arcades full of the most amazing game machines. The most popular of these machines are Purikura, dance machines and machines that let you play musical instruments.
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Choco Egg There are Choco Egg specialty stores, Choco Egg Encyclopedias, stickers and fan web sites. A lot of Choco Egg trading goes on at Yahoo's Japanese auction site. Some eggs have sold for as much as JYE 50,000, or about US$ 420.00!
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