This is the electronics district of Tokyo where it is said you can buy the same camera in ten or more different pastel colors or else perfectly packed computer components for machines no longer made. Truly a computer and gadget obsessed person's fantasy. In a culture that is famous for the new and throwing out the old it comes as a surprise to imagine people restoring and caring for old technology.
After the war Japan became the manufacturing envy of the world. Names like Sony are commonplace all over the world. A grey haired, middle aged Japanese man Akio Morita famously invented the walkman or the early i-pod well before Steve Jobbs and Apple.
The Japanese have a different relationship to technology than some western countries. The desire to make a robot and the general cultural acceptance of robots is greater in Japan than other countries. Also Japan's declining birth rate and longevity is driving robot development in areas such as caring for the elderly.
For a lighthearted take on robots and Japanese culture watch the youtube clip below.
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