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Japanese “face-in-hole” boards 顔出し看板

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Alice

In my Sept. 18 column in the Japan Times, I wrote about the Japanese version of what English-speakers seem to call “carnival cut-outs” or “face-in-hole” boards. The nomenclature is a little fuzzy in Japanese too, but the terms that people … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: “Kaohame” Book

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Alice

If my Sept. 18 column in the Japan Times got you excited about kaohame 顔ハメ　a.k.a. kaodashi kanban　顔出し看板, why not enter my giveaway for a free copy of one of the books mentioned in the column? It’s Kaodashi Kanban Taizen Kaodas … Continue reading →

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