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I really don't prefer to make those kind of comparisons, at least in the sense that "Ayu is the ___ of Japan". I feel like it's kind of disrespectful, because it's trying to interpret someone within the context of your own culture or country, when really they're something different altogether. Tori Amos and Ayumi Hamasaki might have a lot in common in terms of the musical careers, but I still feel that trying to fit one in the context of the other just doesn't compute.
Not saying this is what anybody is trying to do here. I know the whole idea is to raise the hype and our respect for Hamasaki as an artist, but I just thought I'd propose the idea that maybe it's a little counter-productive. Just let Ayumi Hamasaki be Ayumi Hamasaki.
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