Nihon on the Net - 6/1/08
The little yellow happy face that was all the rage in the 1970s is back, but chic and not hippy.
Prime Minister Fukuda will give up wearing a tie to help save the environment and try to improve his flailing popularity.
Also in fashion, a look at how Japanese fashion was influences by the opening of Japan to the west 150 years ago. We might see flapper skirts and ‘hakama pants” in New York next year.
A Tokyo crane operator tells us about his job and how cranes get up on top those tall buildings under construction in Reaching from the skies.
Lastly, take a moment to check out some information on Tokyo’s newest subway route, the Fukutoshin line, which is set to open on June 14th.
Photo Credit: Wikimedia, Hihakama
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2 opinions for Nihon on the Net - 6/1/08
Nick Ramsay
Jun 3, 2008 at 6:12 pm
I like the article about cranes, and I’m surprised they aren’t covered with advertising because of all the people who look up at them.
On that topic, this week people have their eyes focused on another crane falling in New York, but I don’t remember such attention given to a similar incident at a shipbuilding yard in Tokyo last year when 3 workers died.
Shane
Jun 3, 2008 at 7:33 pm
You just gave the crane operators a great new business plan Nick! I really enjoyed the article too.
As far as the news media goes it’s hard to say why some things get so much attention and others fail to. I would hazard a guess that a lot of world news coverage is generated from US based sources (like CNN) and an industrial site accident in Tokyo just wouldn’t make the cut unless it was a really slow news day. But then I’m not a media expert and I don’t make those calls….
Thanks for the comment and the link.
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