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Why Did Harajuku Shape Global Fashion? Twenty Years Recorded by One Street Snap Magazine
Photographer Shoichi Aoki spent twenty years photographing passersby on the streets of Harajuku. His pictures showed the world that fashion can start with one ordinary young person.
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Why Buy the Same CD Ten Times When You Can Stream? Japanese Music Fans and “Participatory Consumption”
In 2024, the most-streamed song in Japan and the best-selling single were by two completely different acts. That gap reveals the real reason Japanese people still buy CDs.