pop culture
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Analyzation and critique of a cute global character
July 23, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty’s Trek Across the Pacific By Christine R. Yano (Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 2013, 336 pp., $24.95, paperback, $89.95 cloth) For ardent fans or the casual […] READ MORE
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Hello Kitty celebrates 40 years with LA exhibition
October 16, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — At just five apples high with her telltale red bow propped on the left side of her head, she’s an icon of global pop culture featured on […] READ MORE
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Is the Non-existent Lin/Kardashian Date a Problem?
February 17, 2012 by Ben Hamamoto
So Asian America collectively shuddered the other day at rumors that Jeremy Lin and Kim Kardashian might go on a date. (Interestingly, if you Google “jeremy lin,” “jeremy lin kim […] READ MORE
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‘I Am Bruce Lee’ to open in limited theaters in February
February 2, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
As a cultural icon for Asian American and mainstream audiences alike, Bruce Lee is considered an inspirational figure. The upcoming release of “I Am Bruce Lee,” which Canadian filmmaker Pete […] READ MORE
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Punk glam rock fashion with all the thrills
October 13, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
Following a successful prelude of fashion shows and a temporary pop-up store during the J-Pop Summit Festival 2011, which was held in August, the h.Naoto store opened at the New […] READ MORE
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Mass mascot mania
August 5, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
FUZZ & FUR: JAPAN’S COSTUMED CHARACTERS By Edward and John Harrison (New York: Mark Batty Publisher, 2011, 144 pp., $16.95, hardcover) Edward and John Harrison put together a collection of […] READ MORE
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Hatsune Miku drives a Corolla
May 6, 2011 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News
There’s something magical about American marketing strategies. It might have something to do with its strong culture that emphasizes might (wealth) makes right, and a general lack of doujinshi culture, […] READ MORE
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I feel slightly nausiated by this…
January 28, 2011 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News
Hey guys, it’s time to relax, it’s the weekend and… What is this? Where did this guy come from? I really want to watch this show, just to be allowed […] READ MORE
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Perspectives of/on Japan
January 20, 2011 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News
So I realize I’ve been posting for about a month now, but my first entry was considerably delayed. What with Ishihara proposing that troublesome law and such, I had to […] READ MORE
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Fall of Japan? A look at 2010 and what it might spell for J-Pop around the world
January 16, 2011 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News
So it’s another year, and while real life doesn’t actually revolve around the increment of 365 ¼ days, it’s good to know that we like to box everything into little […] READ MORE
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