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Asahi - Survey Disputes 'Enjo-Kosai' Hype
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A survey says far fewer girls engage in accepting money from middle-aged men for dates than the media hype suggests.
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Forbes - High-Fliers
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Article on how some hallucinogenic plants are legal and for sale in Japan.
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I Want a Pair of Nike Shoes
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Describes the difficulty in addressing the topic of enjo kosai as well as various reactions to it.
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Japan Thru Young Eyes
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Living traditions, survival information, and young Tokyo.
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Japan's Biker Gangs
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Gives history and activities of errant Japanese youth joining motorcycle gangs and violence.
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Kids Web Japan
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nature and climate, region, tradition and culture, economy and industry, school life, and language.
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Kids' Japan
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A quiz game and introduction to Japanese basic information.
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Kids' Park Japan
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Place to find pen pals of Japanese kids and correspond with them in English, as well as learn about Japan.
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Kittenish-Love
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Cute Japanese girls fashions; ganguro, uniforms, parapara, and print club.
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Real Japan
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Japanese pop music, slang Japanese, high school life, Harajuku fashion and Q&A.
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She's Only a Little Schoolgirl
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An article on teen prostitution in Japan, interviewing the girls who did it and why.
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Social Capital Theory in the Context of Japanese Children
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A theoretical discussion of popular American based theories of social capital in the context of Japanese children.
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The Japan Forum
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Shows a day in the life of a typical elementary student, photos, language classes in Japan and China, and students at school and in after school activities.
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Absent Fathers, Feminized Sons, Selfish Mothers and Disobedient Daughters: Revisiting The Japanese Ie Household
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Examines the changing traditional family paradigm and growing up in modern Japan today.
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Costume Play: From Underground Trend to Mainstay of Subculture
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Shows the growing popularity of costumes and costume parties among the young.
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Enjo Kosai: Teen Prostitution, A Reflection of Society's Ills
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Editorial critical of a moral void in Japan, and looks at while the politicians, media, parents, and teachers show outrage at teen prostitution, they themselves helped create a materialistic culture that spawned it in the first place.
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Gynecologist Takes Sex Crusade to Roppongi Streets
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Japan Times article on rising numbers of sexually transmitted diseases in the Roppongi district of Tokyo.
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Kids' Space
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Web page "of kids, by kids and for kids", bringing out the creativity in kids of all ages around the world. Available both in English and Japanese
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Parasite Singles: International Perspective and Analysis
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Gives several theories on youth living with their parents longer than the past, as well as challenges and subject resources.
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Resources and Mobilization & Learning at Mother's Knee
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Examines how the Japanese intense commitment to children mirrors the nation's conception of its past, present, and future.
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US-Japan-China
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Discussion forum for socio-political and economic issues concerning the U.S., Japan, and China.
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