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by Gregg Ruais

Japanese ringtones add cultural flavor to the already extensive selection of telephone rings from which people choose. People can download Japanese songs, both old and new, right onto their telephones. When someone calls, these pleasing oriental songs, which are often symbolic, make statements.

Representing foreign cultures has become cool among young Americans. For example, many people get tattoos of Chinese symbols. This type of body art oftentimes expresses people's life philosophies. Rather than bluntly displaying a phrase in English, a lot of people prefer to send their messages more discreetly. Only people who ask what the symbols mean ever know what the person who has the tattoo is actually saying.

Japanese ringtones can work in much the same way. As with artists from all cultures, Japanese musicians often have something meaningful to say. By downloading Japanese ringtones that say what they feel, people achieve the same form of hidden self-expression as they would getting a Chinese tattoo.

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With a small amount of research, people who speak languages other than Japanese can uncover the meaning in Japanese music. Those who live in America are most often unfamiliar with songs from Japan. When they come across someone with a Japanese ringtone, people are definitely going to ask what song was just playing. This scenario makes an excellent opportunity to have a conversation about the song and its meaning.


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