Welcome to Japan, Taylor Swift fans. Please remain seated as you cheer


Some domestic concertgoers feel foreign fans do not share the rather restrained Japanese approach to taking in a show. - PHOTO: REUTERS

TOKYO (New York Times): Taylor mania has landed in Tokyo. But the enthusiasm of some of the Swifties arriving with her has clashed with local sensibilities.

Thousands of visitors from across Asia and beyond have flooded into Japan’s capital as Taylor Swift performs at the Tokyo Dome for four nights this week.

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