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  2. Japanese mobile phone culture - Wikipedia

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    The modern selfie has origins in Japanese kawaii (cute) culture, which involves an obsession with beautifying self-representation in photographic forms, particularly among females. [24] By the 1990s, self-photography developed into a major preoccupation among Japanese schoolgirls, who took photos with friends and exchanged copies that could be ...

  3. Japanese popular culture - Wikipedia

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    The modern selfie has origins in Japanese kawaii culture, particularly the purikura phenomenon of 1990s Japan. [21] To capitalize on the purikura phenomenon, Japanese mobile phones began including a front-facing camera, which facilitated the creation of selfies, during the late 1990s to early 2000s.

  4. Selfie - Wikipedia

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    "Selfie" is an example of hypocorism – a type of word formation that is popular in Australia, [5] where it was in general use before gaining wider acceptance. [6]The first known use of the word selfie in any paper or electronic medium appeared in an Australian internet forum on 13 September 2002 – Karl Kruszelnicki's 'Dr Karl Self-Serve Science Forum' – in a post by Nathan Hope.

  5. Self-portraiture - Wikipedia

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    Culture of the Selfie is an in-depth art-historical overview of self-portraiture, using a set of theories from visual studies, narratology, media studies, psychotherapy, and political principles. Self-portraiture does not only encompass the visual arts. Studies emerge from various areas, such as Philosophy. [5]

  6. Category:Selfies - Wikipedia

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  7. Category:Culture of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Culture of China was first mostly influential, starting with the development of the Yayoi culture from around 300 BC. Classical Greek and Indian cultural traditions, combined into Greco-Buddhism , influenced the arts and religions of Japan from the 6th century AD, culminating with the introduction of Mahayana Buddhism .

  8. Japanophilia - Wikipedia

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    Japanophilia is a strong interest in Japanese culture, people, and history. [1] In Japanese, the term for Japanophile is "shinnichi" (親日), with "shin (親)" equivalent to the English prefix 'pro-' and "nichi (日)", meaning "Japan" (as in the word for Japan "Nippon/Nihon" (日本)). The term was first used as early as the 18th century ...

  9. Stereotypes of Japanese people - Wikipedia

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    Sushi is an iconic example of Japanese cuisine. Many foreigners assume the Japanese consume sushi on a regular basis, when in fact it is often reserved for special occasions. [2] Additionally, because Japan is one of the few countries that continues to practice commercial whaling, the Japanese are often stereotyped as eating whale and dolphin ...