Culture Spotlight On Japan Jun 08, 2018 ... with tourists thanks to names like Tom Hanks and Ariana Grande buying and fashioning their own Japanese themed T-shirts. Those who speak Chinese tend to purchase shirts with kanji characters that have popular culture references, while Westerners tend to purchase T-shirts with images paired with the characters, such as a ninja or sumo wrestler. Japanese celebrities also wear these shirts and have helped popularize the trend. Japanese YouTube sensation The Fischers wear the shirts in many ...