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Two Tahitian Women (1899) by Paul Gauguin. The word "topless" usually refers to a woman whose breasts, including her areolas and nipples, are exposed to public view. It can describe a woman who appears, poses, or performs with her breasts exposed, such as a "topless model" or "topless dancer", or to an activity undertaken while not wearing a top, such as "topless sunbathing".
Nure-onna (濡女, "wet woman") is a Japanese yōkai which resembles a reptilian creature with the head of a woman and the body of a snake. They are also seen as a paranormal phenomenon at sea under the name of nureyomejo. In legends, they are often said to consume humans, but they have no single appearance or personality.
Japanese women performing a traditional Japanese dance Yosakoi in navel-exposing attire in the Yosakoi Matsuri 2006 at Kōchi. Japan has long had a special regard for the navel. During the early Jōmon period in northern Japan, three small balls indicating the breasts and navel were pasted onto flat clay objects to represent the female body ...
In humans, females generally have more round and voluptuous buttocks, caused by estrogen that encourages the body to store fat in the buttocks, hips, and thighs. Testosterone discourages fat storage in these areas. The buttocks in human females thus contain more adipose tissue than in males, especially after puberty.
At 25, Yumi Nu has fought for the acceptance she's achieved as a second-generation Asian-American representing plus-size women within a culture that has yet to do much for size inclusivity.
Japanese women have their first child at an average age of 30.3 (2012 estimate). [67] Government policies to increase the birthrate include early education designed to develop citizens into capable parents. [68] Some critics of these policies believe that this emphasis on birth rate is incompatible with a full recognition of women's equality in ...
In the pools and beaches of Japan, fundoshi-wearing swimmers occasionally can be seen, as in the case with ama divers in the past. In late 2008, the Japanese firm Wacoal began marketing fundoshi for women and have had greater than expected sales. The loincloths for women come in seven different colors and two designs—plain and chequered. [7]
Yomiuri also publishes the daily English-language newspaper The Japan News [34] (formerly called The Daily Yomiuri), established in 1955. [34] Besides its news website, [34] The Japan News also publishes a weekly e-paper. [35] It publishes the daily Hochi Shimbun, a sport-specific daily newspaper, as well as weekly and monthly magazines and books.