Term: japanese smileys
Example: when i used japanese smileys during a chat, it was kind of popular to my friends
Definition: instead of :) and :(, japanaese people use these smileys:  (^_^)v!(^^)!(@_@)(-_-):-o:-((^-^)(~o~)(*_*)(=_=)(?_?)(>_<)(^o^)(^_-):-)(*^_^*)(-_-