Japan: Characters and Conformity · Global Voices
Jose Manuel Tesoro

Andy Gray has been visiting Tokyo's Yoyogi Park and chronicling the characters he finds there on his charming photoblog Japanwindow.  This week he puts up pictures of the 50s boy-gang wannabe Rockabilly guys, a group of joyful African-inspired drummers and hillbilly jug band Tokyo Limelight Circus.  Marie Mockett at Japundit compares U.S. and Japanese teenage conformity and reflects on the social stereotypes of both countries.