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Fun / foon Tokyo
Saturday, March 6, 2004
Why the Peace Sign in all Japanese photos?
Topic: adviceS
"Edoolittle" on March 5, 2004 07:19 PM wrote in the Conclave Project...
Q: "So What is up with the two digit peace sign and why is it so cool?"


A:yoko ono peacesign
It was introduced to Japanese via hippy 60s and the Viet Nam War (and in an odd way the 5th Beatle, Yoko Ono promoted it). Since Japanese like to PRETEND to be pacifists, it stuck.
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Posted by trek/taro at 11:28 PM JST
Updated: Saturday, March 6, 2004 11:46 PM JST
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