{"id":20203,"date":"2011-07-01T06:35:36","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T13:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/?p=20203"},"modified":"2011-06-30T06:36:34","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T13:36:34","slug":"kaoiro-japanese-emoticon-stamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/accessories\/kaoiro-japanese-emoticon-stamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaoiro Japanese Emoticon Stamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese have a certain way of expressing themselves in <a title=\"Emoticon Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emoticon\" target=\"_blank\">emoticons<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 While most of us are content with the standard colon-parentheses smiley face : ) , the Japanese prefer to use a variety of symbols, communicating a wide range of expressions beyond just happiness. The Kaoiro is a stamp specifically designed for recreating these emoticons in the very analog world of paper and print ( ^ _ ^ ).<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nMade in Japan and available in a white, black or natural handle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/kaoiro_stamp02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"20210\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/accessories\/kaoiro-japanese-emoticon-stamp\/attachment\/kaoiro_stamp02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/kaoiro_stamp02.jpg?fit=513%2C377&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"513,377\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kaoiro_stamp02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/kaoiro_stamp02.jpg?fit=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/kaoiro_stamp02.jpg?fit=513%2C377&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20210\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/kaoiro_stamp02.jpg?resize=513%2C377&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"377\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kaoiro_stamp02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/kaoiro_stamp02.jpg?fit=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/kaoiro_stamp02.jpg?fit=513%2C377&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20210\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/kaoiro_stamp03.jpg?resize=513%2C377&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"377\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/kaoiro_stamp04.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"20210\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/accessories\/kaoiro-japanese-emoticon-stamp\/attachment\/kaoiro_stamp02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/kaoiro_stamp02.jpg?fit=513%2C377&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"513,377\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kaoiro_stamp02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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