![]() ![]() ![]() Freeters and Neets in Japanįreeters (derived from the English word “free” and the German word for worker “Arbeiter”) is a term used to describe young part time workers. Their dream is to be recruited by the yakuza. They sometimes engage in petty crime and are notorious for harassing women. They look like the members of the British groups Duran Duran or Spandau Ballet and other new Romantics. “Chimpiras” are young quasi punks who have bleached yellow or orange hairs, and baggy suits. They first appeared in the 1980s and were one of the first groups that seemed to relish in being different and standing out. Yankees are linked to 1950s America and the greaser style, motorcycles, and James Dean rebellion. ![]() “Yanquis” (pronounced "yankees") sport dyed brown or blond hair, wear baggy track suits or flashy clothes such a “nikka-bokka” pants (derived from the word "Knickerbocker") and like to squat and smoke and talk of their cell phones. An expensive A Lambretta TV200 with all the bells and whistles can cost $15,000 or more. Each year they gather for major rides through the city streets. #FREETER BOY MODS#Mods have been around since the were inspired by the film “Quadrophenia”, which came out in 1979. There are also mods, who wear army parka, stovepipe slacks and drive around on Italian Lambretta scooters covered with mirrors, lights and metallic decorations. It is not unusual to see young people in Tokyo and Osaka with dyed blue and orange hair, metal studs in pierced noses and lips, tartan socks and leopard-skin pants. At the beach you are just as likely to see sun tribe members carry cell phones as surfboards. Yanqui Members of the "Sun Tribe" sport surfer fashions such as Hawaiian shirts, bleached reddish blond hair, fake leis, sandals, and sun dresses with blood colored prints. ![]()
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