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    Maid Cafes

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    Issue Date
    2009-04-15
    Author
    Hacker, Randi
    Varner, Mindy
    Publisher
    Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
    Type
    Recording, oral
    Is part of series
    Postcards from Asia;0153
    Published Version
    https://audioboom.com/posts/833499-0153-maid-cafes
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    Abstract
    Broadcast Transcript: You step into a café. You hear "Welcome home, honorable master" spoken by an attractive young woman wearing a ruffled and flounced maid's uniform. If you aren't involved in one of those Victorian role playing murder mystery games, chances are you're at one of the "maid cafes" in Akihabara, Tokyo's central electronics district. Catering to the mostly male pop culture fans known as otaku, maid cafes are staffed by ingenues standing by to provide tea and sympathy and cake and sandwiches--among other things. The maids will write messages to you in ketchup on your food or give you a foot massage or even clean your ears if that's your pleasure. You might say it's an industry that's "maid" to order for Japan's burgeoning population of lonely, single technophiles. #ceas #hacker #japan
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    This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/1808/13920
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