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Model daughter of former SMAP member gets caught up in controversy involving shoes and kimono.
Seductive poses criticised for being disrespectful to Japanese culture.
Japanese net users upset over the power company’s use of a slang term commonly found in anime.
The Internet can’t decide whether this is insanely cute or a prime example of terrible parenting.
Geisha, samurai, manga. Those are the three themes that Peruvian photographer Mario Testino used in his recent photoshoot with Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr for the special 15th anniversary November issue of Vogue Japan. While Kerr is no stranger to Japanese television commercials (need laundry detergent, anyone?), her recent photos have been stirring up controversy due to the ‘vaguely ethnic-looking style’ of the fashion used in the shoot.
Take a look at the photos and then decide for yourself what’s going on here–is it cultural appropriation, or cultural appreciation?
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