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• With Japan’s population rapidly ageing, it’s really not surprising that so many abandoned — and sometimes perfectly preserved — schools exist. Plus combined with the equally rapid migration to the cities, it’s even less surprising to find such places in isolated areas and mountain regions. Locations that are feeling the full force of Japan’s changing [...]
  
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  An abandoned and atmospheric Japanese school in the mountains

• Tokyo is often a mesmerising mishmash of contrasts, and in many respects the man below is the complete embodiment of that. Plus he totally and utterly blows away the popular notion of Japanese conformity.
  
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  Tokyo, tattoos and total individuality

• Buying a book online is without a doubt convenient. Invariably there’s a much better selection too. But, if one picks the right shop, at the right time of day, the old fashioned way can be wonderfully appealing.
  
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  A beautifully lit outdoor Tokyo bookshop

• In the Japanese capital’s on-going quest for the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo governor and chairman of the bid, Naoki Inose, sadly proved with his slight against Muslims that many attitudes in Japan are nowhere near as modern as the games Tokyo would like to host. Thankfully, however, the city itself is. Sort of.
  
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  Tokyo 2020: A modern Olympics in a modern city?

• When it comes to part-time weekend or evening work, students generally have to change out of their uniforms and into something more suitable. In Tokyo’s infamous Kabukicho red light district, however, some establishments deem schoolgirl uniforms — if not necessarily the schoolgirls themselves — as very suitable. Both for business, and their brand.
  
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  Schoolgirl uniforms in Tokyo’s Kabukicho red light district