Different generation. Hugely different times. But the hateful nonsense remains exactly the same.
A nationalist spouting the usual bile near Shibuya Station
Photography
Japanese girls and a window into a different world
Looking at these three girls was like simultaneously seeing into the past and the future; a sense of what Japan once was, along with the hope of what it may become.
What they were looking at, however, is a mystery — apart from the little girl in the middle of course. The poor kid confronted with a peculiar, and in this case rather pasty sight, that in her lifetime could well become a necessity, instead of the novelty it invariably is now.
A Japanese Betamax revival?
The demise of Betamax is well documented, but with vinyl enjoying a genuine revival, and some people even going back to cassettes, this man may well feel that after years of ridicule, his day has finally come.
The ghost of Prada past?
Tokyo continually throws up contrasts, and this one clearly highlights the city’s mix of the old and new, traditional and modern. What isn’t quite so clear, however, is whether it’s the ghost of Prada past, present or future.
Himiko: Tokyo’s futuristic ferry
Much is made of Japan’s technological prowess and high-tech cities, but beneath a wafer thin veneer of modernity, Tokyo is generally very traditional — often even antiquated. An aspect that quickly becomes apparent when one drifts even slightly away from busier districts.
But the capital does of course have its moments, and a world away from Tokyo’s only man-powered ferry boat, is Himiko. A vessel that while certainly modern, also seems that way in a 1960s science fiction sense of the word. Arguably like some of the city it can be seen in.
