For a few years now, there has been a craze among young women in Japan for "snaggle teeth" that look a bit like vampire fangs. It began in 2011, when many teenagers wanted to look like the actress ...

For years, fang-like "yaeba" have been considered cute in Japan. Whether it's video games, anime, or manga, characters with "yaeba" (snaggletooth) are a mainstay. The look is considered so cute ...

Some are fixed, while others are removable for mealtimes and sleeping. The price for a removable yaeba is about 31,000 yen ($270). Adding a Swarovski crystal costs 61,000 yen ($540). Jiro Kumakura ...

PUBLISHED: October 31, 2011 at 12:00 PM PDT Young women in Tokyo are undergoing a cosmetic procedure called yaeba –giving them pointy, crooked teeth. Yaeba in Japanese means “double tooth”.