“Today’s uniform is something that people actually want to wear“
Journalist Fukiko Mitamura
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Toyoko Yokoyama, vice president of CONOMi, said reasons girls cite in choosing a design include the desire “to appear fashionable” or to make people think they are “girls with a proper upbringing.”
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The school uniform’s prominence in anime and manga illustrations has led to the “new” schoolgirl look that is attracting interest overseas, where it is a symbol of Cool Japan.
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“School uniforms have become extremely popular overseas, where people are looking for fashion items made in Japan. We hope that with school uniforms as a starting point, people will take an interest in Japan.“
one Foreign Ministry official.
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According to the official, at Japan-oriented events held in France and elsewhere in Europe, many local youths have shown up dressed in their versions of Japanese school uniforms.
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Some appear to have been inspired by the apparel worn by characters in “Suzumiya Haruhi no Yu-utsu” (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya), an anime series that has a large following overseas.Cool Japan spreads uniform culture globally, Asahi, 2009/11/24
Francesca Lucchini is hungry
When you are having a meal at a Japanese restaurant or at your Japanese friend’s house, you may want to say, “May I have more…?” or “Can I have a refill of…?” in Japanese. In that case you can use the following word:
Okawari – おかわり
Suō teasing Tanya about Nika
The main female protagonist. A 13 year old girl who lives in Vladivostok, Russia. She is able to manifest an PTRD-41 from the meteor fragment she wears. Her remuneration involves folding paper into origami. Her name may be a reference to Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a Soviet sniper widely considered to be the best female sniper in history.
The Third Tower ~ NS 137
” I think all the boys wanted to be Herlock.”
Mainichi : Could you please conclude with a general statement about manga and anime?
Simona Stanzani : I think that manga and anime are a very important part of Japanese culture, and that, at their highest level, they have a pivotal role in modern communication art.
It is time to get rid of the ancient, outdated concept of “if you read manga you become stupid” or to consider them mere commercial entertainment; of course a big share of them is made to sell, but even the most commercial titles do have artistic and cultural value.
Japanese should be proud of anime and manga, because they are very strong and unique means of expression, and a symbol of excellence for Japanese culture in the world.
Manga fascination: An interview with translator Simona Stanzani, Mainichi, November 21, 2009
Archeologist Nico Robin
Emperor Akihito, marking the 20th anniversary of his coronation Thursday, says he is concerned young people are forgetting their history.
“What worries me most is that the history of the past will gradually be forgotten. The reign of my father began at a very difficult time. There are many lessons that we can learn from the 60-some years of his reign. He viscerally knew the importance of peace“.
Emperor, on 20th anniversary of accession, concerned young people forgetting history, 12th November 2009
School Rumble X Natsu no Arashi!
Lex Luthor ~ Hero Of Humanity
Not a man.
Not even close.
Yet most accept him like a member of the family. Grown-up little girls and boys, certain that the uncertain will bully them, find comfort in their…big brother from an another planet.
He’s made himself appear so much like us he has almost everyone forgetting he’s not one of us.
Almost.
Lex Luthor in Lex Luthor: Man of Steel
Those with power can wipe the past clean, and can rule the future.
Master Erigor
How History is Written…
In writing these plays, Shakespeare had nothing to help him except the standard history books of his day. The art of the historian was not very advanced in this period, and no serious attempt was made to get at the exact truth about a king and his reign. Instead, the general idea was that any nation that opposed England was wrong, and that any Englishman who opposed the winning side in a civil war was wrong also.
History Is Written by the Victors, Insights, 1994
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