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  2. Oiran - Wikipedia

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    Compared to yūjo, whose primary attraction was the sexual services they offered, oiran, and particularly tayū, were first and foremost entertainers.In order to become an oiran, a woman first had to be educated in a range of skills from a relatively young age, including sadō (Japanese tea ceremony), ikebana (flower arranging) and calligraphy.

  3. Mizuage - Wikipedia

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    Mineko Iwasaki, former high-ranking Gion geisha, detailed her experience of mizuage in her autobiography, Geisha, a Life.Describing her experience of graduation to geishahood with the term mizuage, Iwasaki described her experience as a round of formal visits to announce her graduation, including the presentation of gifts to related geisha houses and important patrons, and a cycle through five ...

  4. Black market - Wikipedia

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    A black market in Shinbashi in 1946 Illegal street traders in Barcelona in 2015. A black market [a] is a clandestine market or series of transactions that has some aspect of illegality, or is not compliant with an institutional set of rules. If the rule defines the set of goods and services whose production and distribution are prohibited or ...

  5. 17 of the most valuable items on the black market - AOL

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    But the rise of technology has led to an evolved "black market" -- and rather than exotic animals and tangible exports, data like credit card information and even streaming accounts are up for grabs.

  6. Hate crimes against Black people up 50% in Chicago - AOL

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    The Chicago PD received 125 hate crime reports in 2022 as of Nov. 6 – the majority of crimes being committed against Black Chicagoans. Anti-Black hate crimes in Chicago have risen 50% in 2022 ...

  7. Geisha - Wikipedia

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    A senior maiko (left) wearing a long darari obi and a geisha (right) wearing an obi in the taiko-musubi style. Geisha and maiko always wear kimono while working, and typically wear kimono outside of work. The type of kimono varies based on age, occasion, region and season of the year.

  8. Spiv - Wikipedia

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    A series of British crime films produced between 1945 and 1950, during the time that rationing was still in effect, dealt with the black market and related underworld, and have been termed spiv movies or the spiv cycle by critics. [11] Examples are Brighton Rock and Night and the City in which the spiv is a main character.

  9. Backlash to migrants surges in Chicago's predominantly Black ...

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