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29 September 2014

Why is she popular?

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I could never understand why a girl like her has become so popular internationally. Her name is Kyary Pamyu Pamyu . She is like Lady Gaga of Japan. Her sales points are very unique custumes. But her singing is not music, just high tone voices.   Last Sunday I went to Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. There was a festival of concerts, fashion shows and exhibitions. Those were awesome but the biggest event was her concert in the final session. What surprised me was there were many audience from abroad including Europeans. Some wore custumes like she wore. Can...

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31 August 2014

Disney's film "Frozen" American culture is replicas of European ones.

The film was released last February. Recently DVD was released so I rented and watched that. Animated film of famous Andersen story "The Snow Queen." The queen who had magical power which can freeze anything around her and cover her country with snow and then escaped to the top of a mountain. Her sister tried to save her.    It was as good as expected. Great thing is music because it is...

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24 July 2005

Pedestrians' Paradise Day

Today is Sunday. Some of the main streets in Tokyo are open to pedestrians. It is fun to walk on the road where normally only cars are passing by. It is also fun to see a performer on the...

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11 May 2005

Listening to American Folk Songs

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