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Japanese crazy for blood types 血型决定性格：科学还是传说？ Do you believe that blood types, like zodiac signs, can determine your personality? People in Japan take blood types very seriously, according to a recent BBC report. They have big implications for life, work and love. “What’s your blood type?” is often a key question in everything from matchmaking to job applications. 你相信血型会像星座一样，决定一个人的性格吗？近日，英国广播公司BBC报道称，在日本人们很注重血型。从生活、工作到恋爱，他们都会参考血型。“你是什么血型？”已经成为一个关键性问题，关系到相亲、求职以及生活的方方面面。 Last year, four of Japan’s top 10 best-sellers were about how blood type determines personality, selling more than 5 million copies altogether. 去年，日本10大畅销图书中有4本与血型决定性格有关，四本书的总销量超过500万册。 Taku Kabeya, chief editor at Bungeisha, the publisher of one of the books, told The Huffington Post that he thought the appeal of these books comes from having one’s self-image confirmed. Readers discover the definition of their blood type and “It’s like ‘Yes, that’s me!’” 作为其中一本图书的发行人、文芸社主编Taku Kabeya在接受《郝芬顿邮报》采访时称，他认为这类图书的魅力源自人们对自我形象的认知。读者看到书中对自己血型所下的定义时便会觉得“太对了，这就是我！”。 | 
