Tag: Modern Japan

2022-02-20

The first iPhone made me feel a Japanese atmosphere

Thirteen years ago, the first iPhone model (iPhone 3G) was released in Japan. A lot of orders from so-called early adopters, who were interested in new technology and gadgets, were coming in for the first iPhone. On the other hand, most people didn’t show any interest in it. They didn’t understand what a smartphone was, and that was average at...

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2022-02-06

How we face our smartphones is important in order to avoid killing our rich feelings as humans

In Japan, a whole lot of people, regardless of age or gender, are obsessive with using their smartphones on trains, at a station platforms, and in parks or coffee shops. In addition, there are people who walk while using their smartphones. I always feel these scenes are really abnormal. Everybody is looking down! They look like zombies in some kind...

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