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Nov 25 2010 14 Comments

No country for old (wo)men

Or maybe that should be ‘city’ as this image was taken in Tokyo. But either way, as unaccommodating as the capital can often appear for those well past pensionable age, with Japan’s population rapidly ageing, this is very much a photo of future days rather than former ones.

Japanese old lady

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  1. Michael A. Robson says

    11/25/2010 at 6:23 pm

    You mean because the baby carriage is empty?

    Oh snap.. that was clever 😛

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  2. Alain says

    11/25/2010 at 6:27 pm

    things of life, or leave out

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  3. Kuujiryo says

    11/25/2010 at 9:17 pm

    She kind of looks like she’s ready to race XD

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    • Lee says

      11/25/2010 at 11:07 pm

      That’s funny. She does a bit!

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  4. grant says

    11/25/2010 at 10:00 pm

    she have good spirit.

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  5. Damon says

    11/25/2010 at 10:59 pm

    Nice, get yourself to Sugamo for the full on old lady experience. I’ll rephrase that when I have time 😉
    Damon

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    • Lee says

      11/25/2010 at 11:10 pm

      Cheers. And thankfully I know what you mean. Or at least I hope I do!

      Went last year, but the pushing and shoving drove me mad. When it comes to shopping those old ladies certainly aren’t as frail as they look…

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  6. Joel says

    11/26/2010 at 12:23 am

    Well, we are all aging, and not “rapidly” but aging indeed…

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  7. Jesus says

    11/27/2010 at 12:00 am

    What an odd shot ! It looks there was an earthquake backward ! How did you do that ?

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    • Lee says

      11/27/2010 at 10:07 am

      I’m not quite sure what you mean, but maybe it has something to do with the angle, as it’s slightly off-kilter.

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  8. Lizzy says

    11/27/2010 at 2:10 am

    This image is quite disturbing. Not for any immense philosophical reasons . . . . just something creepy about an old lady pushing an empty stroller. The expression on her face isn’t helping either.

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    • Lee says

      11/27/2010 at 10:09 am

      That’s a pretty common sight Lizzy. They are regularly used as walking supports and also to carry shopping.

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  9. Loco says

    11/28/2010 at 7:06 pm

    All she’s missing is the hair color to match her blouse

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  10. Maria says

    12/1/2010 at 4:17 am

    If people see here in Greece an old lady like that they ‘ll probably think she lost it.I find her so practical tho.A sign of a “working” brain!
    🙂

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