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2011年5月1日

Geat Japanese Lockin Dance Video

So wanna share this video to everyone.

It's a great dancing performance combining lockin and martial arts. And great ideas!!!

Enjoy!

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2011年4月6日

Cherry Blossom in Japan

It's finally the cherry season!!

People from all over this country are rushing to DC to enjoy the beautiful sights of cherry blossom. I wish I could go!! But many people here might not konw that cherry blossom in Japan is even more beautiful!

Two years ago, when I visited Tokyo, it was in May. Very sadly, I missed the cherry blossom season. I have always wanted to visit Japan again during sakura season and enjoy some of Japan's traditions. Although this year Japan was hit by the tsunami and earthquake, sakura is still blossoming! Anyway, as I cann't go this year, I'd like to share some pictures about cherry blossom in Japan.

A map indicating when cherry will blossom in different cities

Sakura and Tokyo Tower

Cherry and the symbolic Fuji mountain
Traditional Japanese style house
Beautiful!

ゆかた traditional japanese clothes

I am really hoping that one day I can be there to see all the beautiful sights!

Do you like cherry? Have you ever been to Japan? Would you like to visit it one day to enjoy the beauty of cherry as I do?
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2011年3月6日

Brand obsession in Japan

This is my favourite video about Japan and some Japanese cultural phenomena. For those who do not have access to youtube, here is another link for this video: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTYxNjg0MDM2.html
When it was posted in youtube, many people criticisized it as a racism video. But actually it was made by a Japanese man. I personally don’t think it is that bad and it reveals a lot of interesting facts about Japan and Japanese people.
It actually reminds me a lot about the things I saw in Tokyo when I traveled to Japan in 2009 especially how Japapnese girls are obsessed with luxury brands. Here are more statistics.  In Japan, 94% of the women won LV handbangs in their 20s. 50% of the LV sales were achieved in Japan. I remembered when my friend fist visted Japan, she described to me that every girl in Ginza was holding a LV bag. This is a very interesting scene.


Most my Japanese friends in Japan have their part-time jobs after school. Most of the time, they can afford a LV bag after working for about a month. So money is not a very big deal. What makes it important is social recognition. Japan is a typical Asian country where people care very much about how they are viewed by others in the society. This psychology is especially notable in Japan as it is an island country where people are very insecure.
Anyway, Japan is indeed a strange and intesting country. There would be more to talk about next time.
If you are an Asian, do you have similar obsession about brands? If you are not Asian, how do you view this? Share with me.
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