Turning Japanese.

AuthorRam, Karen
PositionReaders respond - Letter to the Editor

I couldn't help but chuckle when I saw the art chosen to accompany Jeff Rundles' "Digging a deep hole to China" in your September 2005 issue. I always thought that geishas were Japanese, but apparently you folks decided to change their country of origin to China.

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While it is true that the kimono is the national costume of Japan ... much of the tradition surrounding kimonos comes from the Chinese. However, the artwork that accompanied the Rundles article clearly conveyed to the reader (at least to this reader)...

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