Japan: The Unhealthy Image of “Ladylike”

Posted 19 September 2008 23:20 GMT

Countries	China, Japan, U.S.A.
Topics	Ideas, Health, Women & Gender
Languages	Japanese

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Español	· Japón: La insana imagen de la "belleza femenina"
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Français	· Japon : L'image de la féminité

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Japanese blogger Miyakichi at Miyakichi Nikki writes about why the image of ladylike beauty in the world today so unhealthy [ja], tracing the preference for pale skin, 40cm waists and high heels back to the histories of Europe, America and China and connecting them to modern styles in Japan.

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