Always worth your attention - neomarxisme:
For a majority of the post-war, a Japanese woman's lifestyle - fashion, makeup, hair, hobbies, general dispositions - could be almost perfectly deduced from her primary magazine of choice. The instruction and guidance are so precise that even the most individual extrapolation of the ingredients would still result in an extremely manifest membership to a certain style.
Knowing this, I have been interested in the grand meaning behind the giant octopus Can Cam currently sitting on top of Japanese society. The magazine has a circulation estimated between 600,000 and 750,000 - quite possibly the best selling title in Japan outside of the phonebook weekly manga. According to my sources, even women who consider themselves non•no readers may also be glancing at Can Cam to skim tips.
Marx runs one of the best English-language blogs on Japanese culture today.
Trying to understand the women's market in Japan is extremely challenging but always interesting. The power of women, often high school girls, to start and fuel trends in Japan is remarkable.
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