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Jan 06 2012 11 Comments

Japanese salaryman gamer

After the New Year holidays, it’s back to work. Back to the dreaded commute. And back to the dearly beloved DS.

Japanese salaryman gamer

Categorized: Games, Photography

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  1. winnie says

    1/6/2012 at 5:03 pm

    Yes, so many of them now. Trains are so packed like sardine in a can again….
    I have to salute some of them can play their DS in these kind of situation. 🙂

    Reply
    • Lee says

      1/6/2012 at 11:24 pm

      I’m lucky that I don’t have to do it, and in that respect, I salute them for simply dealing with it. Considering the cramped nature of many trains, it can’t be easy. Not by any stretch of the imagination.

      Reply
  2. Lizzy says

    1/6/2012 at 11:33 pm

    He looks so intense! I wonder what he could be playing?

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    • Lee says

      1/7/2012 at 9:50 am

      Yeah, the sight of people playing games is common, but his intense stare was what caught my eye.

      Due to their popularity here, my guess would be a role playing game of some description.

      Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    1/7/2012 at 3:53 pm

    The guy on the right looks like criminal hiding from Interpol or… from your camera, Lee 🙂

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    • Lee says

      1/7/2012 at 4:50 pm

      He does a bit, doesn’t he? Happy to say it must be Interpol he’s hiding from, as I took the phot blind, with the camera on my lap.

      Wonder what he did?!

      Reply
      • Anonymous says

        1/8/2012 at 6:46 am

        Oh, no. Last night, under the weird light in my office, I thought the guy on the right was a gaijin with his eyes open! He is actually sound asleep… My bad but if you don’t pay close attention, you could be mistaken…

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  4. Jay says

    1/11/2012 at 5:00 am

    Your blog updates are usually impeccable in both text and imagery *but* I think you’ll find that’s a 3DS 🙂

    Sorry for nitpicking

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    • Lee says

      1/11/2012 at 10:48 am

      Haha, sorry, my mistake! More thorough research needed next time!

      Reply
  5. Steve says

    1/11/2012 at 11:54 am

    Great photo Lee!
    I just wish people wouldn’t continue to play them while walking up/down stairs and through the station though. They may be skilled at negotiating the fantasy world but reality is often a different story.

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    • Lee says

      1/11/2012 at 4:59 pm

      Thanks Steve! That’s very true. Same with phones too. They clearly just rely on other people being aware of them and moving out of the way…

      Reply

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