For Youth in Japan, Love Is a Many Segmented Thing

[cstaylor]

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For Youth in Japan, Love Is a Many Segmented Thing

But in the last several years the museum has also turned into an urban version of Blueberry Hill, where eager couples come to bond and test their mutual mettle. And while two floors filled with graphic pictures of goiters, a world map of infectious diseases and bottle after bottle of hookworms would seem unlikely to put one in a romantic mood, there appears to be no shortage of young lovers willing to play Gomez and Morticia Addams for a day.

Damn, no wonder most of these International reporters never get front page... THIS is newsworthy?

[GomiGirl]

For the "weird and wacky", space fillers on TV or newspaper - foreign journos love to look towards Japan for inspiration.. it seems that their readers/listeners enjoy "laughing" at the Japanese - whether it be the crazy TV shows or some other obscure fact....

But it is by no means balanced reporting as everyday events are _not_ considered newsworthy.

If I was a conspiracy theorist, a deeper, more subversive rationale would be possible... like misinformation about the Japanese - supporting myths and stereotypes...

Or it could just be a slow news day...

[tokyojoe]

Well the Japanese media isn`t much better with all their articles and programs on our `weird, backwards Asian neighbors`. Though they never explicitly say that of course.