{"id":11171,"date":"2023-08-12T09:37:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T07:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/12\/this-environment-is-normal-in-tokyo-jeff-liangs-best-phone-picture\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T09:37:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T07:37:52","slug":"this-environment-is-normal-in-tokyo-jeff-liangs-best-phone-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/12\/this-environment-is-normal-in-tokyo-jeff-liangs-best-phone-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018This environment is normal in Tokyo\u2019: Jeff Liang\u2019s best phone picture"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the Taiwanese photographer lived in Japan, he found the working days were long and conforming was essential<\/p>\n

Reflecting on his three years in Japan, Taiwan-based photographer Jeff Liang says, \u201cSomeone said to me once that Japanese society is like nigiri rice \u2013 that\u2019s a perfect \u2018bowl\u2019 of rice, formed with your hands: nothing can fall out, or stick out \u2013 every single grain of rice must stick together to make it work. In Japanese culture, conforming is deemed essential.\u201d<\/p>\n

He had arrived in Japan on a working holiday visa and found a job as a souvenir shop clerk in Osaka, before being hired as a photographer and designer for an app. His office was in Shibuya, one of Tokyo\u2019s busiest areas. \u201cI was working for a Taiwanese company though, so my working day was only 10am to 8pm. It sounds long, but that\u2019s pretty short by Tokyo standards. From 8am to 10pm is more normal. People are afraid to leave early and make a bad impression.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nWhen the Taiwanese photographer lived in Japan, he found the working days were long and conforming was essential
\nReflecting on his three years in Japan, Taiwan-based photographer Jeff Liang says, \u201cSomeone said to me once that Japanese society is like nigiri rice \u2013 that\u2019s a perfect \u2018bowl\u2019 of rice, formed with your hands: nothing can fall out, or stick out \u2013 every single grain of rice must stick together to make it work. In Japanese culture, conforming is deemed essential.\u201d
\nHe had arrived in Japan on a working holiday visa and found a job as a souvenir shop clerk in Osaka, before being hired as a photographer and designer for an app. His office was in Shibuya, one of Tokyo\u2019s busiest areas. \u201cI was working for a Taiwanese company though, so my working day was only 10am to 8pm. It sounds long, but that\u2019s pretty short by Tokyo standards. From 8am to 10pm is more normal. People are afraid to leave early and make a bad impression.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When the Taiwanese photographer lived in Japan, he found the working days were long and conforming was essential Reflecting on his three years in Japan, Taiwan-based photographer Jeff Liang says, \u201cSomeone said to me once that Japanese society is like nigiri rice \u2013 that\u2019s a perfect \u2018bowl\u2019 of rice, formed with your hands: nothing can …<\/p>\n

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