Love in the Time of Emoji
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Amojes - The First Amoji in Japan
The term amoji means picture character in japanese. One of the earliest and most influential sets of these picture characters was created by japanese designer shigataka kurita in 19 99. Amojes began with love, sweet, right? And these hearts were so popular that when that pager company suddenly discontinued the heart graphic, their customers left in droves.
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