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During the First Sino-Japanese War and World War II, a soldier going off to fight was often given a senninbari haramaki ("1,000 stitch belt") by his family. A mother, sister, or wife would stand on the street and ask passing women to contribute a stitch until 1,000 had been collected.
Pages in category "Japanese all-female bands" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman') [1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object. She is most often described as a tall woman ...
Cute (Japanese group) Camellia Factory; Canary Club; Candies (group) Candy Go!Go! Candy Tune; Carry Loose; Checkicco; Cheeky Parade; Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu; Chocolove from AKB48; Ciao Bella Cinquetti; ClariS; Clear's; CoCo (band) Coconuts Musume; College Cosmos (group) Color-code (band) Country Girls (band) Crown Pop; Cutie Street; CY8ER; Cynhn
Pages in category "Japanese female models" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 442 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Marie Yanaka (谷中 麻里衣, born August 30, 1990 in Tokyo) is a Japanese news caster, commentator, journalist and the 2011 winner of the Miss Nippon ("Miss Japan" in Japanese) beauty pageant. [1] She graduated from the faculty of law at Keio University .
This is a list of gravure idols (グラビアアイドル, gurabia aidoru), who are glamour models in Japan that are generally more provocative than regular idols, though not to the point of posing nude.
Ganguro (ガングロ) is an alternative fashion trend among young Japanese women which peaked in popularity around the year 2000 and evolved from gyaru.. The Shibuya and Ikebukuro districts of Tokyo were the centres of ganguro fashion; it was started by rebellious youth who contradicted the traditional Japanese concept of beauty; pale skin, dark hair and neutral makeup tones.