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The Original Snapchat | Elise Tries | NPR
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June 1, 2017
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4:56Now PlayingJapanese purikura photo booths pre-date Snapchat filters by at least a decade. And these more analog selfies that you can decorate and print-out are still drawing hordes of Tokyo teenagers.
So for this edition of 'Elise Tries,' NPR Code Switch reporter Kat Chow and I give purikura a try. And good thing a reporter on race and culture was on hand, as we ended up discovering that the instant photoshopping happening inside these photobooths present some real questions about what's considered beautiful in the eyes of the Japanese.
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