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fads and fashions
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Popular
Japanese Fads in the 1990s
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To
talk about fads, you can use the expressions below.
Notice how they are used to describe the popularity
of certain things in Japan in the 1990s.
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to
be popular
to
be a hit
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to
be crazy about
to
be the latest craze
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to
be in
to
be out
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Everyone
is crazy about the
tamagotchi .
Erica
Horikoshi reports on the popularity
of the "tamagotchi", an interactive
digital pet, in Japan. They have become
very popular among school girls and
office workers, but the craze for
tamagotchis has created some problems in
schools and offices because students and
office workers use them when they should
be studying or working.
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 The
PHS is the latest craze in
Japan.
Yuka
Matsumoto says a PHS (Personal Handy-phone
System) is a good way to communicate with
your friends and family. They are the
in thing now Many people like to use
them because they are convenient to use;
they are small and easy to carry. They can
be a problem as they can be
distracting.
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 Photo
stickers are a big hit.
Yuri
Syoyama writes about a recent fad which
has become a real hit with
teenagers in Japan-- collecting tiny photo
stickers. Teens line up at photo machines
to have their pictures taken on decorated
stickers which they then exchange with
each other and collect in
books.
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Loose
socks are very popular.
Yuki
Izuno reports on another craze
among young girls in Japan. High school
students have taken a fancy to "loose
socks", huge baggy socks that hang on
their legs. She discusses why these socks
have become the latest
craze.
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High
boots and shoes are in.
Trendy
Japanese girls like to wear high boots and
shoes. Akiko Nakashima says they like to
wear them because they think they make
their legs look slimmer and they look good
with both skirts and pants. They
are definitely the in
thing!
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 Young
People in Japan are crazy about
Doraemon
Kayo
Shigeneo introduces us to Doraemon, a
loveable, blue cat-like robot who is a
very popular comic book and cartoon
character loved by many throughout Japan.
She describes him and his
popularity.
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