Here’s a delightful little photograph I came across taken at the recent 2005 Amusement Expo.
Now I could make comments about playing with balls or scoring, but I won’t.
Instead, here’s another picture.
Expo exposure
Photographs from a small group of islands
Nacente says
Hahaha, ã‹ã‚ã„ãªï¼
Lovely says
How about some photos of handsome men for a change? You do care about your female readers too…don’t you?
Ms. Sydney says
This is my first trip to your blog and I got to say… I LOVE IT! Now, I have to visit… NYC has nothing on Tokyo. 🙂
maniac says
weks weks weks. why u don’t comment anything for the picture??
i will. japan gal is the best !!! kawai !! 🙂
quaisi says
My girlfriend would kill me if I went around taking pictures like that 🙂
Colin says
Japan girl may well be the best. And sure, kawaii, no question.
But isn’t there a more serious point to be made, one about about the blatant sexual exploitation which is still so deplorably prevalent in Japan?
Just a thought….
Makito says
….Nahhh
mrkiasu says
All pretty girls, haiyo i got no chance to visit japan also.
nomad says
… I love display promotion girls. Race queens are fine, too.
dzogo says
KAWAII 😉
mai says
Their too cute!!!!
Toni says
Good Lord. The first girl looks like she weighs less than the basketball. Seriously- her head alone is smaller than the basketball. She’s cute, but she doesn’t look like a real person. She looks like she weighs 80 pounds and is about to tip over.
Yeah, sure they’re cute- but they’re grown adults. And grown women aren’t supposed to look like cartoon characters. When will more Japanese women start acting and dressing like mature, respectable adults?
Makito says
Point… kind of makes them look like collectables…
Mario says
Agree with Toni. Moreover it is sad that these girls are the “sexobjects” in the Japanese culture. They look like children, nice connotations, starts at pedo- ends at -philia. Lovely!!!
abraxis says
Sheesh.
The minions of “political correctness” running amok here! Note: It’s not the USA here. Or the UK for that matter.
Obviously they want to spoil things in Japan just like they have done in much of the west (and western Europe).
Hope Japan and Asia beat this awful tide back…
Hugo says
“Hope Japan and Asia beat this awful tide back…”
Presumably so that you, abraxis (and everyone else who wishes to reduce women to bikini-clad ciphers) can continue get your grubby voyeuristic thrills.
Toni says
Since when is women being treated as mature, adult, respected human beings an “awful tide” that needs to be beaten back? We’re not talking about political correctness here- we’re talking about people who need to be respected as fellow adults, not just as objects of masturbation.
I myself lived in Japan for a short while, and the treatment and portrayal of many of its women disgusted me. For example, I absolutely hated “Minisuka Police” (Miniskirt Police) because of their objectification of women. For those who don’t know, an entire episode consists of cute 90-lb doll-like girls who parade around very, very short skirts, posing in ways that allow the camera to “accidentally” peek under their skirts.
I cringe at the knowledge that in many cases, Japanese women are still second class citizens to Japanese men, and guess what- a lot of Japanese women feel the same way as me. One friend of mine is an architect, and she told me that she couldn’t stand it when at a meeting, the men expected her to pour coffee for all of them even though she was of the same level as they. She wasn’t the only one to complain about this to me.
Another friend of mine started dating one of our American friends even though in the past has refused to date non-Japanese. When I asked her why she changed her mind, she explained that at her age (early 30’s), she was no longer “marriage material” for Japanese men since all they want are cute young girls in their 20s, not to mention that her intelligence and knowledge of English would have scared them off. Mind you, she’s not ugly- she’s absolutely beautiful, but she doesn’t attract a lot of Japanese men because she’s not “kawaii”.
Women can be sexy, attractive, and still act and be treated as mature, intelligent, respected adults. They don’t have to resort to looking like anime characters that have the IQ of a block of wood.
I’m glad that I worked in a predominantly female eikaiwa when I was in Japan. My manager, the assistant manager, and the head teacher were all women. It was reassuring to see women in positions of power in that country.
Mind you, I’m by no means a man-hating feminist or anything like that; however, when I see women being treated as nothing more than 2 dimensional figures (used as props at car shows and whatnot), it is insulting to me- not just as a woman, but as an Asian woman.
Hugo says
Bravo, Toni.
Nacente says
Agree. But, at least me, I didn’t mean that the ones that are not kawaii, are not beautiful. In fact, those girls are like dolls. Don’t misunderstand us. I don’t like to angry people.
These girls in the photos are pure extreme kawaii, that’s a fact. They are kawaii, no question bout this.
I wouldn’t marry them only by their appearance 😉
melina says
Good God! She looks all of 13!
She’s very cute…like a doll and not human.
Perfect for a man with an asian proclivity.
Ray says
I agree with Toni on all points, but I’d also like to say that I also favor the more mature, “womanly” (as opposed to “girly” or “Kawaii” as you guys call it) look. I guess that’s why I usually end up dating older women instead of ones my age (I’m 19). Women in sexy business attire is WAY hotter than the schoolgirl thing, IMO.
As for the picture… many Japanese girls can pull off that look, but the chick in the picture looks too pre-pubescent. I guess that was the idea. She doesn’t do it for me.
melina says
really ray? what’s your email addy? ;-Þ
Ray says
Oh, you… 😉
haq says
I Think Certainly Toni Is Right
Yunaleska says
They are so cute, and i love the outfits!!! ~_^
Toni says
Wow, people are still commenting on this post? Hehe.
Vyd says
I must say there girls are SUPA SUPA KAWWAI!. But that’s really about it. I mean, as you all said, they look like dolls. And in that idea.. i think that second outfit would make a great doll.. literally. I think a figurine of that would look nice.
Now i do not objectify women, in fact, with 3 older sisters and a fiance, women are more important to me than… myself. If they are not happy, I’m not happy.
So when a girl dresses like this, you have to wonder if it makes her happy. But then again her society expects this kind of behavior from her and a girl would be deemed weird or bad if she didn’t conform. It is a very strange society, modern but still ancient – holding onto things like the male dominating role. I have heard that recently more women have been making a stand in japan and voicing their opinions, heading major companies, running for office, etc. I hope someday soon, Japanese men will ignore the stereotypes and realize girls are not object, but are their equals in society.
On the other hand, in all societies, women have always been considered the more attractive and artisticly beautiful of the two genders. I do agree having studied classic art and modern art for many years. Even this “doll-like” expression reflects the innocent beauties found in ancient Greek and Roman art. It is a fairly modern idea that people have to be “18” to be of age, in other cultures, you can be as young as 14, and in some ancient cultures, there is no age restriction on anything.
In short, these super kawai girls probablty enjoy dressing up and showing off, but their culture is mostly to blame for that and it is not something that will change overnight. And yet, it is not something new either, this form of adolescent sexuality is as ancient as mankind. I am not condoning child porn.. no way.. I am merely saying that the idea of youth is traditionally the most attractive thing about a woman.
Having said that, I am about to marry a woman, who is older than me, but very cute, and we are fully aware this is an equal partnership… something most Americans could learn.. (having such a high divorce rate partly shows that too many men and women do not consider the other equals)
I’m babbling.. sorry.. no offense really!
jeremy says
I dont know why im wasting my time but here it goes. I hate people that keep saying that japanese girls look young and that men who go out with them have to be pedophiles. My girlfriend is japanese and I am american and we live in tokyo. These girls are adults, they just look young. They are JAPANESE!!! EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT!! NOT EVERYONE LOOKS LIKE YOU AND THATS OK!!! Many times I have been looked at by western women like im some child molester and treat my girlfriend like she is a child. It is because of you that this stigma is around. We avoid western tourists because of this fact and about the way they dress. THEY ARE JAPANESE!!! THIS IS THEIR CULTURE!! ITS DIFFERENT PEOPLE! Mind your own business and if you dont like it go home, just because people are different or look different doesnt make them anything else than what they are, intelligient adults. Do you ever wonder how it makes these girls feel when you talk about them like that.