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Thursday 12th June, 05:54 AM JST

American actress Reese Witherspoon, 32, learns the tea ceremony Wednesday during her visit to Japan as a goodwill ambassador to UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women). Witherspoon is visiting Japan this week to raise awareness of breast cancer and domestic violence.
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ataro at 11:17 AM JST - 12th June

Oishiii desuka?
tashidelek at 11:29 AM JST - 12th June

behind her its suks
NeoJamal at 12:17 PM JST - 12th June

Past 30, a perfect event for her 'obasan' status
Taka313 at 12:36 PM JST - 12th June

To me, her face seems to say, "People study how to do this for years?"

Taka
greensatindress at 12:44 PM JST - 12th June

I think they could have posted a much better picture than that. PrinceskaNo1's comment is right, the hair is all wrong for this situation. I studied tea ceremony briefly and I thought I was going to go out of my mind and all the sitting 'seiza' style killed my legs. I run like the plague whenever some obasan askes me, "do you like Japanese tea? Please come to my tea ceremony group....(so you can be the token gaijin decoration)"
SpanishEyez37 at 12:48 PM JST - 12th June

She should stick to what she is good at: mixing cake mix, that is what she looks like she is doing here.

What a goofy look.
rondh69 at 02:49 PM JST - 12th June

She has the look "Well, this isn't part of popular American culture (which I am part of), so therefore it is stupid..."
Nessie at 06:02 PM JST - 12th June

Is it just me, or is that tea bowl floating in mid-air?

I don't know about the teacup, Cleo, but if it's you floating, you should consider starting a cult.
stanoue at 07:13 PM JST - 12th June

Hmm I bet they put this unflattering pic up to draw rude comments about how ugly Western women are compared to Japanese women again. Should fire the photographer if this is the best snap he got.
Nessie at 09:01 PM JST - 12th June

Wearing a kimono, she puts the "duck" in "duck and cover".
Wottock_Hunt at 09:51 PM JST - 12th June

Does anybody else think she looks like Stan Laurel?

I think she's doing a good enough job of expressing what many of us think when we hear how much these dopey old sows spend on this Emperor's New Clothes hobby.
usaexpat at 11:59 PM JST - 12th June

terrible picture, what kind of goodwill is that face she's making?

VoXman at 04:44 AM JST - 13th June

usaexpat

absolutely right! She's not doing much for US Women and USA image. This is why they say some things are too Japanese for non-Japanese to do correctly.

Kijimuna at 11:18 AM JST - 13th June

Caption: "Mmm, green tea is delicious!"
Nessie at 10:07 PM JST - 18th June

Green tea is delicious. Now bring me my bloody whisky chaser!