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Inger Anna (glad i deg) gave me a tip about this article, and figured I should post it so you all could read it. From stylenoir.co.uk

To put it quite frankly, Japan is insane. To the western world it's as mad as Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, as monstrous as Godzilla yet still way ahead of Britain, America and any other cultured nation.

Insanity or normality is the question, take laws for example. It's classed horrifically rude to use your mobile in public, god forbid on the train. If you try and cross a road not at a pedestrian crossing and a Policeman sees you there's a damn sure chance you'll get fined, if not arrested.

Yet, at the same time the girls in Harajuku dress up in full blown Nazi uniforms, paint swastikas on their arms and state "I don't think Jewish people would like it". Vending machines are full of used and dirty knickers for the public to buy and the list goes on.

Seriously, does that sound like a normal balance to you? We definitely had to investigate not only on the culture, but on the fashions and costume play that would put Lady Gaga not only to shame, but would make her look like a simple shelf-stacker.

So come next week both our editors, James Mills and Alison James will be setting out with a few others to bring you the insanity and the ridiculously amazing direct from Tokyo itself. When it comes to Nazi loving goth girls, sweet lolitas and vending machines full of dirty knickers, Japan has it all. . . stay tuned.