It’s just not how “how Japanese women perceive themselves”—it’s how they perceive other women. Harshly.

To quote the “Coco in Tokyo” metroblog in her post “Beauty comes first”:

“There is a unwritten rule in Japanese female world. The rule is “Beauty talks in any time any occasion.” …This caste is decided by other females. Guys’ opinion are ignored usually. This battle is females’ war.

Some females insist on “Fat girls shouldn’t come to clubs because their revealing clothes are harmful to public eyes”. Of course other girls arguing back …Shut up, living skeltons!”. It is really funny discussion though, seems being fat is a crime in Japan. ”