Surviving the age of selfies: Japan's purikura photo booths cling on

A pair of Japanese schoolgirls primp their hair before a long mirror, preparing for the perfect shot. But they are not taking a smartphone selfie, they are using a "purikura" photo booth.

Old-style photo booths have staged something of a comeback in parts of the world in recent years, for their nostalgic value in the smartphone era. But the purikura - an abbreviation of the Japanese pronunciation of "print club" - offers much more than a simple strip of passport photos.