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Wink on Pink: Interpreting Japanese Cute as It Grabs the Global Headlines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2009

Christine R. Yano
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The Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 68 , Issue 3 , August 2009 , pp. 681 - 688
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Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2009

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