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Japan inspired looks

11:35 AM
From her 'Hot 'n Cold' days, Katy Perry choose a classical Japanese-theme outif.  But there's more, here's Lady Gaga spotting anime eyes: Nicki Minaj too, she expressly said 'Harajuku girls' were her inspiration. Anyway a lot of star nowadays take ideas from Japan's culture and style. I think it's really great to mix...

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Omurice

3:18 AM
Everyone who loves Japan must surely know of this recipe from anime, manga, drama or whatever. Omurice is...

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HANGRY and ANGRY

2:54 AM
Do you know this beautiful duo that came up some years ago? Hangry and Angry is a japanese female pop/rock duo created in 2008, it consists of former Morning Musume members Hitomi Yoshizawa ("Hangry") and Rika Ishikawa ("Angry"). This band was made to promote Naoto's "Hangry & Angry" fashion line, which you can find...

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To the beautiful you- Hana Kimi

6:34 AM
Originally called (花ざかりの君たちへ Hanazakari no kimitachi) Hana Kimi, meaning 'for you in full blossom', this manga was created by Hisaya Nakajo.  The series centers on Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl who lives in the United States. One day, she sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes attracted to one of...

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Rilakkuma & friends

2:19 AM
Rilakkuma (リラックマ Rirakkuma, a combination of the Japanese pronunciation of relax and the Japanese word for bear -kuma- ) is a Japanese character designed by Aki Kondo, produced by San-X in 2003. Rilakkuma and Tarepanda, another San-X character, have been described as "huge hits in Japan" by The New York Times. As of...

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Hairstyles

3:06 AM
There are tons of tutorial or hairstyle ideas on the web, but sometimes they are kind of difficult -and the result is nothing like it should be-. However to change look it takes just a little accessory or some simple hairstyle. Those below are for long hair. Second, curly medium hair tied up...

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Ganguro

10:55 AM
Ganguro appeared in Japan in 1997, the prominent feature of this new look is dark skin, white make-up, blonde or light hair and flashy colourful clothes. Among all of these features, dark skin was something really new, a taboo, that those girls shattered. To explain that, I must say first that in Japan...

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What gyaru says

1:59 AM
These are basically some phrases used by young girls (or guys, why not) in Japan by gyaru or trendy people, as a matter of facts most of them are made up by them. Like, there are words that don't mean anything -grammatically speaking- but in a young contest they have become significant. That's...

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