I will see below session coming Sunday at SOHO. It must be interesting session to know more about Japanese attractiveness. I'm sorry to post it at the last moment.
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"Ethics and Aesthetics": what forms the charm of Japan, and Asia?"
Date: Dec 5th, Sunday
Time: 2-4pm
Venue: Upper Courtyard, Victoria Prison
Fee: Free of charge
Speakers: Teruo Kurosaki, Marisa Yiu (Curators of DeX Hong Kong and Japan), William To (Project Director, HK Design Center), Michael Young (Designer)
Moderator: Mika Takagi (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Japan)
Participants: Japanese/HK/Asian culture and lifestyle participants including this years Designers from DeX Programme.
Overview:
Japan and Asian culture is often referred to as "charming", or "kawaii（可愛）", by people in other parts of the world. However, not many people are aware of interesting stories, traditions, lifestyle, the values and ethics and aesthetics behind this preconceptions. This session will engage Japanese and Hong Kong designers/curators into an interactive discussion about the real charm of Japanese culture, and how we share this value among Hong Kong and other Asian countries.
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By the way, I've never met the moderator before but I noticed that she is my friend's friend. I met the guy at Peking University in 2008...what a small world!