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Mar 16 2015 8 Comments

A Tokyo pensioner’s daily struggle

Food and daily necessities need to be bought, plus bills and the like still have to be paid, so the stroller assisted struggle goes on.

old Japanese lady in Tokyo

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  1. Coli says

    3/16/2015 at 7:19 pm

    Lee something about this picture is really interesting. Perhaps because everything is pretty much in complete focus. I like the clearness in this shot. Is this an advantage of using a rangefinder vs dslr?

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    • Lee says

      3/16/2015 at 8:59 pm

      Nah, I don’t think so. At least not from my experience. For me personally, I prefer the focusing system of a rangefinder, but this shot could have been produced with either.

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  2. June says

    3/17/2015 at 7:33 am

    Total respect to her for getting out and doing everything she has to, but it somehow seems really sad……

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    • Lee says

      3/17/2015 at 6:06 pm

      Yeah, I know what you mean. Life must be tough, possibly even more so with the City havjng changed so much. . .

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  3. Hans ter Horst says

    3/17/2015 at 3:02 pm

    Great photo of ageing Japan; I love those strollers, when you get tired you just sit down on the other end 🙂

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    • Lee says

      3/17/2015 at 6:07 pm

      Cheers.
      I know. A good few times I wouldn’t have minded that luxury myself!

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      • Hans ter Horst says

        3/18/2015 at 12:37 am

        I guess that ageing Japan and the shrinking population doesn’t make the NHK news daily, but the BBC does seem to worry: http://bbc.com/news/world-asia-31901943

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        • Lee says

          3/18/2015 at 7:48 am

          Cheers for the link – hadn’t seen that.

          It’s a huge problem, isn’t it? One that’s not necessarily all that noticeable in Tokyo, but head out of the city and it’s very obvious…

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