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this is from Egg Magazine which showcases a specific style in japan. not sure if this style is still around in Japan - but... wtf...
the style is called Ganguro (ガングロ; "Black Face Girls")
can you guess why?- Baka-dono - Apr 03 2007 | yamanba, gal culture, japan
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I've seen this, but thought it was a imitation of a bad tan and not a revival of the BlackFace movement from the 1830's.
You should go onto Wikipedia and update the topic for "Modern day manifestations" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacking_up]
Maybe Japan was just being fashion forward since it looks like Vogue just caught on [http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2009/10/09/bpr.philippines.red.cross.gordon.cnn]