Japan's "Herbivore Men"
Japan buzzword watch: "Herbivore Men." Not to be confused, I presume, with "vegan guys." Snip:They are young, earn little and spend little, and take a keen interest in fashion and personal appearance -- meet the "herbivore men" of Japan. Author and pop culture columnist Maki Fukasawa coined the term in 2006 in a series of articles on marketing to a younger generation of Japanese men. She used it to describe some men who she said were changing the country's ideas about just what is -- aJapan's 'herbivore men' -- less interested in sex, money (CNN, via @dannychoo)
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