UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
East Asian Studies News File
Japanese Youth and Popular Culture
"Techno music finds its way home", Daily YomiuriSummer 1994
"Youth culture in Japan. (Japan Enters the 21st Century) '" Social Justice
March 12, 1998
"The Japanese Embrace Hip-Hop, and Parappa is Born", New York Times
December 1998
"From High School to Work in Japan: Lessons for the United States?" Social Services Review
May 3, 1999
September 14, 1999
"Youth seeking originality bring brand diversity", Yomiuri Daily
September 18, 1999
"Nail art salons add glitter to Japanese fashion", ASIA-PACIFIC
November 8, 1999
"Cute Power!", Newsweek
November 15, 1999
"Different just like everyone else; Today's youngsters often boast about their individuality; so why do they all follow the same", Nikkei Weekly
November 26, 1999
"For Chic's Sake, Japanese Women Parade to the Orthopedist," New York Times
December 5, 1999
"Japan Beckons, and East Asia´s Youth Fall in Love," New York Times
March 5, 2000
"Vocation for Drop-Outs is Painting Tokyo Red," New York Times
March 6, 2000
"Makers rush to cash in on kickboard craze," Nikkei Weekly
March 16, 2000
"Japanese youth more nonchalant than in U.S., China: survey, " Japan Economic Newswire
March 17, 2000
"The Sweetly Smelling Japanese Man," New York Times
April 3, 2000
"Different just like everyone else: Today's youngsters often boast about their individuality; so why do they all follow the same," Nikkei Weekly
April 10, 2000
"The Big Kids Come Out To Play," CNN-Asianow
April 24, 2000
"Youths Search for Personal Touch," Nikkei Weekly
January 23, 2001
"Identity crisis or just having fun?," Straits Times
