The sign for temple drawn on this wall. Why? The wall is situated in a maze of bars and izakaya in the back of Sangenjaya – …



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Thoughts for today from Tokyo via India, Brazil and China Many of our Dharavi study participants had access to mains water for three hours out of …
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The place where you’re likely to find a queue first thing in the morning in the US is outside the phone operator store; in Japan …
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ATM’s are almost exclusively found inside buildings in Japan yet commonly accessible directly from the street in cities like Helsinki or London. The relatively low recorded …
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Continuing on today’s transaction theme – this Tokyo post office form filling tables includes: the current date; commonly used forms; a hanko ink pad; tissues …
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Today’s dentist reception includes an electronic massage chair and, bless them, a slipper vending machine – slippers being worn in the building. Punters heading for …
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Sunday’s street market in Nakame and the emergency services are out force, demonstrating their willingness to, well, service emergencies. Their presence includes this not-particularly Japanese …
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