tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post3510416035877060964..comments2023-05-18T03:08:41.920-07:00Comments on 1000 Things About Japan: Randoms Thoughts: The Pitfalls of InterpretationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-15891977466753704762013-02-07T12:39:12.914-08:002013-02-07T12:39:12.914-08:00The first thing I thought of when I read about the...The first thing I thought of when I read about the AKB story was the fact that many years ago, Peter Gabriel cheated on his wife and as an act of contrition, he shaved his head. Later, his wife cheated on him and did the same thing. I thought that it sounded overly dramatic, possibly mentally ill, and potentially a calculated publicity move in the AKB case. I actually didn't think much about Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-67994914698214612782013-02-07T03:43:34.801-08:002013-02-07T03:43:34.801-08:00I've seen a lot of this stuff over the past we...I've seen a lot of this stuff over the past week or so with that nonsense AKB 'apology' story. The western media seems to be in some kind of competition as to who can make the most spurious connections between a sad but obvious publicity stunt and Japanese concepts of honour and 'face'.<br /><br />Accept whatever supports your view and ignore the contra-indicators. It's kamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785763841038321633noreply@blogger.com