Trailer for last year's J-Horror flick "Hair Extensions"
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[/floatr]Yomiuri: Chinese tresses going for hair-raising prices
Natural hair used for extensions is imported in great quantities from China, but a surge in the popularity of extensions has created a dearth in supply, causing a surge in the price of hair from China. The root of the problem is the quick discarding of these extensions by their users--young women--after short periods of use, though it takes years for Chinese women to grow the hair...According to Finance Ministry trade statistics, Japan imported 178 tons of dyed hair from China in 2007. In 2002, the figure was only 26 tons. With about 50 grams of hair needed for one extension, enough hair was imported in 2007 to make 3.56 million extensions. This surge in hair imports follows a spike in the popularity of hair extensions among young women...More and more beauty salons tout hair extensions and the wide variety of hair styles possible with them. A 24-year-old woman who works at a boutique visited a salon that specializes in extension services in Tokyo's Harajuku district, where she got her hair extended down to her waist. "This will get my boyfriend's attention," she said...more...
