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Is It a Toy for Whom?

Place : Kyoto
Taken by : M. T. (Doshisha International Junior/Senior High School)
A book that introduces how to make dollfs clothes. The targeted readers are not children.
A Japanese game. This name is gTraining DS for Grown-upsh.
Small toys. These are additions of candy. This name is gPuchi Cosme (Little Cosmetic)h.
There are 6 kinds: Princess, Sweet, Modern, Natural, Actress, and Secret.

Cosmetic brand, Stila. These are very cute!
By the way, do these look gModernhc?

We can buy 6 kinds at a time. One box contains all the kinds.
In Japanese, these are called gOtona-gai (Shopping for grown-ups)h.

Toys are made for children all around the world. However, not in Japan.
For example, grown-ups buy a book that introduces how to make dollfs clothes. They make dollfs clothes by themselves, take pictures, and send the pictures to the company. Recently, very expensive dolls are sold. These are easy to break. However, these are very popular.
Some people even do a ceremony of birth for dolls!
In Japan, games for grown-ups are popular now. In trains, in buses, and in all places, grown-ups use electronic games. A popular gamefs name is gTraining DS for Grown-upsh. The target of the company is grown-ups.
gPuchi Cosmeh is, too. Even if they look very much like true cosmetics, children do not understand them. Only grown-ups can understand them, and enjoy them as their intended purpose.
Toys are not only for children, but also grown-ups in Japan. Some mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, women, and men like toys. Also, toys make Japanese mentality rich.



Child Research Net would like to thank the Doshisha International Junior/Senior High School and Mai Tanimoto, student and author, for permitting reproduction of this article on the CRN web site.


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