"If there's a group of people on the train, much of the time they all stare at their phones instead of talking to each other."
um.i don't think that's anything to do with mobile phones - people don't talk to each other much on the train anyway (at least they don't here in tokyo...).if they weren't using their phones they'd probably be either sleeping or staring out the window...
yes,i've seen them in a lot of the main train stations.never seen anyone using them though...
& being able to rent cds is wonderful.in some places ( http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/index.zhtml for example) you can even ask to listen to them on a listening post before you rent (in case you don't want to risk that 200 yen:)
actually,my (japanese) girlfriend once met someone in a pub with her name tattooed on their skin... & most japanese pop is excruciating (in my opinion.it causes me pain anyway). fantastic marketing though.& the cd-single personal stereos are very cute...
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"If there's a group of people on the train, much of the time they all stare at their phones instead of talking to each other."
um.i don't think that's anything to do with mobile phones - people don't talk to each other much on the train anyway (at least they don't here in tokyo...).if they weren't using their phones they'd probably be either sleeping or staring out the window...
yes,i've seen them in a lot of the main train stations.never seen anyone using them though... & being able to rent cds is wonderful.in some places ( http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/index.zhtml for example) you can even ask to listen to them on a listening post before you rent (in case you don't want to risk that 200 yen:)
actually,my (japanese) girlfriend once met someone in a pub with her name tattooed on their skin...
& most japanese pop is excruciating (in my opinion.it causes me pain anyway).
fantastic marketing though.& the cd-single personal stereos are very cute...