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  2. Japanese female beauty practices and ideals - Wikipedia

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    Japanese female beauty practices and ideals are a cultural set of standards in relevance to human physical appearance and aesthetics. Distinctive features of Japanese aesthetics have the following qualities: simplicity, elegance, suggestion, and symbolism. [ 1] Concepts of female beauty originate from its traditional culture which has lasted ...

  3. Wabi-sabi - Wikipedia

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    In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi (侘び寂び) is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. [ 2] The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of appreciating beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" in nature. [ 3] It is prevalent in many forms of Japanese art. [ 4][ 5]

  4. Foot binding - Wikipedia

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    Foot binding. Foot binding ( simplified Chinese: 缠足; traditional Chinese: 纏足; pinyin: chánzú ), or footbinding, was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls to change their shape and size. Feet altered by footbinding were known as lotus feet and the shoes made for them were known as lotus shoes.

  5. In Japan, Ohtani's 'perfect person' image could take a hit ...

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    Shohei Ohtani is referred to in Japan as “kanpeki no hito” — the perfect person — because of his manners and impeccable behavior. The law firm representing Ohtani called it a “massive ...

  6. Dakimakura - Wikipedia

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    Dakimakura. A dakimakura ( 抱き枕; from daki 抱き "embrace" and makura 枕 "pillow") is a type of large pillow from Japan which are usually coupled with pillow covers depicting anime characters. [ 1] The word is often translated to English as body pillow, waifu pillow, or husbando pillow. In Japan, dakimakura are similar to Western ...

  7. Physical attractiveness - Wikipedia

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    The goddess has been associated with sexuality, love, and fertility. [ 5][ 6][ 7] Xi Shi ( 西施 ), born 506 BC, was one of the Four Great Beauties of ancient China. [ 8] Physical attractiveness is the degree to which a person's physical features are considered aesthetically pleasing or beautiful. The term often implies sexual attractiveness ...

  8. Bebe Rexha flaunts 'perfect body' while doing splits in ... - AOL

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    August 30, 2019 at 1:44 PM. Bebe Rexha is celebrating her milestone birthday in her birthday suit. The "I'm A Mess" singer turned 30 on Friday, August 30, which she commemorated by dropping a new ...

  9. Zettai ryōiki - Wikipedia

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    An example of zettai ryōiki on a model at the 2012 Bologna Motor Show. Zettai ryōiki ( Japanese: 絶対領域, lit. 'absolute territory') refers to the area of bare skin in the gap between overknee socks and a skirt [ 1] or shorts. [ 2] It can also be used to describe the clothing combination. The term first became widespread in otaku slang ...