NihonGaijin
後輩
- 18 Nov 2005
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I'd like to find out more about these things, but without knowing what these "phenomena" are called it's hard to find books and websites on the subject. Perhaps someone can help me out?
1) Teenagers (especially in Tokyo) are known all over the world to dress up in strange fashions, manga style clothing, impersonate Elvis etc. (Yoyogi park by Harajuku, Tokyo in the weekends). I've also heard of kids taking the train to a far-away neighborhood where they spend the whole day pretending that they live there.
I assume these things are a sort of escape from the everyday pressures and expectations of school as well as the rigidity of the Japanese society, making it a "mini holiday" of some sort where they can be whoever they want.
Is there a name for all of this?
2) Japanese men (and women perhaps, or maybe not?) that lose their jobs are too ashamed and "loose face" to return to their families and face their neighbours, friends etc. that they never return, or even tell them about it! Instead they become homeless or commit suicide.
Is there a name for this?
Thanks
1) Teenagers (especially in Tokyo) are known all over the world to dress up in strange fashions, manga style clothing, impersonate Elvis etc. (Yoyogi park by Harajuku, Tokyo in the weekends). I've also heard of kids taking the train to a far-away neighborhood where they spend the whole day pretending that they live there.
I assume these things are a sort of escape from the everyday pressures and expectations of school as well as the rigidity of the Japanese society, making it a "mini holiday" of some sort where they can be whoever they want.
Is there a name for all of this?
2) Japanese men (and women perhaps, or maybe not?) that lose their jobs are too ashamed and "loose face" to return to their families and face their neighbours, friends etc. that they never return, or even tell them about it! Instead they become homeless or commit suicide.
Is there a name for this?
Thanks