Why do Japanese people always make the “V-sign” in photographs?

I get asked a lot of questions by friends and family about Japanese life and culture, ranging from relatively simple topics to the oscure. However the question I get asked more often than anything else is “Why do Japanese people always make the V-sign in photograghs?”. Today I will put this great mystery to rest for those of you who have always wondered…

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プリクラ (purikura) and everyday life

Life in Nagoya is very laid back compared to London – it seems like there are always people around, but they don’t rush in the same way that Londoners do. Even in Sakae (the heart of Nagoya where we all hang out, go shopping etc) the piped music makes it feel like toy-town or Disneyland! (It certainly [...]

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