Chihuahua of Steel?
A Tokyo salaryman’s daily dash?
The light was absolutely lovely, but for this salaryman there was sadly no time to take a minute, or even take it in. It was simply another mad dash from the station to his destination.
Tokyo: The daily struggle
Japan’s so-called ‘lost decade’ is now being slowly lost to history, but the country’s future still remains as uncertain as ever. The population is rapidly ageing. Economically things continue to stagnate. And that much-touted modern saviour, Abenomics, is anything but a foregone conclusion.
A story that is horribly familiar to a growing number of the nation’s citizens too. Ageing can be tough. Surviving a real struggle. And the way forwards anything but clear.
Public shaving on the streets of Tokyo
Old men peeing in public aren’t an especially unusual sight in Tokyo, and in many cases it’s totally understandable as, when you have to go, you sometimes really have to go.
This fella, on the other hand, didn’t desperately need to urinate. Not in the slightest.
Instead, he just really wanted a shave. And an incredibly leisurely, self-indulgent shave at that.
Tokyo rainy season booze
With rainy season’s miserable grey skies, disheartening drizzle and dreaded rise in humidity, an escape of some sort is often sorely needed. Sometimes it’s even essential. And what better than to swap the dark, dampness of the city’s dismal looking streets, with the far more comforting darkness of a tiny Tokyo bar?
