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Why does Japanese culture in general celebrate cuteness?

March 16th, 2009

Jeff_N asked: I believe most of us who live in cities or other centers of culture and learning here in America have seen how much the Japanese love cuteness, and may I add, how sadistic some seem to get. I actually don’t know enough about Japan to be 100% sure, but by looking at their [...]

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Is it hypricritical to prefer the Japanese culture over the American culture?

March 4th, 2009

Airi asked: I am American, but there is something about the Japanese culture that fits me more.

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What do you want to know about Japanese culture?

February 24th, 2009

Damian D asked: One of my students is studying about what people outside Japan think of Japan. She is interested in finding out if there is a gap between what non Japanese think of Japanese culture and what Japanese people think of Japanese culture. Can you help?
What is most fascinating for you about the Japanese [...]

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