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Okay, yukatas. Whatever. So cute it hurts. More »
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The thigh slimmer and the ankle doughnut sorta make sense, but the posture doohickey and the whistle just seem like cute little rip-offs. [BoingBoing] More »
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At Tokyo's Calico Cat Café, you pay a few yen to drink tea in the company of kitties, but never have to clean a litter pan. [InventorSpot] More »
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Today's Wall Street Journal story about Japanese hime gyaru, or princess girls, brings up lots of different emotions, some of them similar to the ones dredged up by the Gothic Lolita trend. Instead of dressing like storybook children, hime girls draw inspiration from Marie Antoinette and Paris Hilton. All of the clothes are pink and floral, their hair is worn in ringlets and there are pearls and flowers on everything. It's "femininity" overdose, and the WSJ claims it's maybe "a bit of escapism from workaday stress and economic uncertainty." Except: More »
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Jeez, the Japanese can make anything cute, even S&M! Check out these Bondage Kewpie Doll cellphone charms, which feature a nekkid little doll tied — with its hands behind its back — in your choice of red, pink, purple, blue or black string. Baby's been bad! [InventorSpot] More »
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