In Japan, men find feminine side
Polls show it's what women want
The Washington Post, September 23. 2005 8:00AM
...Shogo Kariyazaki - the celebrity florist who has bloomed into one of Japan's richest men ... With glossy lips, flowing bleached-blond hair and a black silk shirt embroidered with birds of paradise in flight, the slight 46-year-old exclaimed, "Beauty is the essential thing in life!" He then tossed yellow roses and pansies into a vase as his audience offered enthusiastic "oohs" and "aahs."
... feminization of Japanese men has become a topic of TV talk shows, magazine articles, academic research, films and, perhaps most notably, public acceptance. When Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a divorced father of three, requested a dance with Richard Gere during a meeting this year, no one blinked an eye - even when Koizumi had Gere lead their waltz....more....
