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  2. A Looking in View - Wikipedia

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    "A Looking in View" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains, featured on their fourth studio album, Black Gives Way to Blue (2009). It was the first publicly released song from the album and was available for purchase on June 30, 2009, [1] and for a limited time it was available as a free download through the official Alice in Chains website. [6]

  3. Bijin - Wikipedia

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    In practice the term "bijin" means "beautiful woman" because the first kanji character, bi (), has a feminine connotation. The character expressed the concept of beauty by first using the element for "sheep", which must have been viewed as beautiful, and was combined with the element for "big", ultimately forming a new kanji. [2]

  4. Japanese female beauty practices and ideals - Wikipedia

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    However, the "white skin" notion in Japanese culture does not refer to the skin color of Caucasian women. The ideal female skin color in Japan would be considered "tan" in the West. According to Ashikari, there is a widepread perception in Japan that European women's skin is less beautiful than Japanese women's, as White women's skin is ...

  5. Bijin-ga - Wikipedia

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    Kōjien defines bijin-ga as a picture that simply "emphasizes the beauty of women", [1] and the Shincho Encyclopedia of World Art defines it as depiction of "the beauty of a woman's appearance". [2] On the other hand, Gendai Nihon Bijin-ga Zenshū Meisaku-sen I defines bijin-ga as pictures that explore "the inner beauty of women". [ 3 ]

  6. Hikimayu - Wikipedia

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    Japanese culture began to flourish in its own right during the Heian period (794–1185 CE), as Japanese arts and culture flourished in their own right at the Imperial Court in Kyoto. With the turn away from Chinese culture, Japanese courtiers began to wear elaborate clothing – the jūnihitoe for women and the sokutai for men – in color ...

  7. Women in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Women in Japan were recognized as having equal legal rights to men after World War II. Japanese women first gained the right to vote in 1880, but this was a temporary event limited to certain municipalities, [5] [6] and it was not until 1945 that women gained the right to vote on a permanent, nationwide basis. [7]

  8. Gyaru - Wikipedia

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    In 1978, a Japanese fashion information magazine for girls called "GAL'S LIFE" [14] was first published. This magazine introduced the culture of women in the West Coast of the United States, and included punk rock music, along with other genres like new wave and indie. However, the magazine had nothing to do with Japan's gyaru culture.

  9. Culture of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese "national character" has been written about under the term Nihonjinron, literally meaning 'theories/discussions about the Japanese people' and referring to texts on matters that are normally the concerns of sociology, psychology, history, linguistics, and philosophy, but emphasizing the authors' assumptions or perceptions of ...