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My Rough Guide to Japan tells me that the Joetsu Shinkansen from Tokyo to Niigata was the most expensive train track in the world to build. It cost some 6 billion yen per kilometer and about one third of the journey is through tunnels. Built by LDP pork-barrel legend Tanaka Kakuei, the bullet train line runs [...] A new word: phojo. Seem to have lost my phojo (photo-mojo) these last few weeks. Perhaps it is the summer heat? Perhaps it is the drip drip drip of desperate news on this industry? But I am shooting less than usual and severely lacking inspiration. I’m even leaving my GR1 at home at the weekends. Here’s a fun photo story from the Reuter’s blog. A group of Japanese expats in Paris are helping tidy the city in an attempt to ammeliorate the symptoms of “Paris Syndrome”. According to Wikipedia, Paris Syndrome is: “a constellation of symptoms primarily affecting mood which affects visitors working and vacationing in Paris, France.” Basically, Japanese women who grew [...] “Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light.” Very wise words from Mattias’ blog. It made me think of the time a few years ago when I interviewed a Japanese singer and sat in on the photo shoot afterwards. Since I’d just bought my first pro Nikon digital camera, I was keen to [...] Sorry for the blog hiatus . . . New Year’s Resolutions Blog more often Anyone have resolutions they want to share? When Hayao Miyazaki spoke at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club in Tokyo he said he could never be the Prime Minister of Japan because “you can’t tell the truth to people who do not want to hear”. But here are 10 reasons why he SHOULD have the top job. (Who knows, there could be a vacancy soon) He [...] Ahh. Back in Tokyo. Here are two things you probably wouldn`t find anywhere else! Decibel display on a building site. Musn`t disturb the neighbours. Erm . . . cheese curry pot noodle Japanese construction worker fashion! Very cool article from Ping Mag And if you don’t believe they are serious . . . press release (bottom of the page) the recession must have ended! poster on the train asking people to “sit in the correct way” with their legs behind the line the reality! |
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