Photographs from a small group of islands
Which is the lazier is difficult to discern, a picture pedantically poking fun at a misspelt sign by a non-native speaker,
or the latter for not quickly dipping into a dictionary before deciding on the design?
(click image for larger language or indeed laziness lapse)
For those with certain fetishes or a fondness for particular forms of fashion, there are plenty of places to pick from in the Japanese capital. Â And now, it would seem, attitude is also a commodity that can be catered for, all the way from the paternal to the particularly unpleasant.
(click image for, erm, bigger bitch)
Despite masses of coverage in the media, Japan’s birth rate remains stubbornly low, with some predictions claiming that the current population of 127 million will fall to somewhere in the region of 89 million by 2050. A transformation that may actually make catching a train in Tokyo more tolerable, although on the downside, the almost inevitable staff shortages could well result in carriages under the control of overworked octogenarians.
However, a somewhat unsettling future aside, even those currently having kids aren’t always exactly overcome with emotion, as, going off this garment, some people are seemingly more pragmatic than passionate about their parenting.
When it comes to famous brands, Japan just can’t say no, with bags in particular brandished like banners rather than as objects merely convenient for carrying things. But, whereas the likes of Louis Vuitton lord it over lots of people, at least one shop in Tokyo is breathtakingly blunt about the big brands it boasts.
With the aforementioned bags in particular faring especially badly.
With countless millions calling Tokyo home, blowing one’s own trumpet every now and again is invariably necessary to get noticed.
Regardless, it would seem, of how much the sound doesn’t quite match the surroundings.
