THE TOKYO EYE

At 1;48, you will hear the crushing noise of the car. On April 12, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan, a mini-vehicle driven by a 30-year-old Japanese male, Shingo Fujisaki crushed into a power pole after the car killed eight people and injured eleven on a pedestrian crossing. According to witnesses, soon after the crush, Fujisaki came out of the car, vomiting blood to pass away in a hospital in a few minutes.  Since we lost the criminal, there is no way to know what led him to let the accident happen. For some reason, the traffic accident in Kyoto reminds me of 2008 Akihabara massacre because of which seven people were killed and ten were injured.   What is common between the two is that both were done by relatively younger generations who suffer the recent recession that doesn't allow them to enjoy stable life and economy. You might also like this post Via: YouTube Himajin-sokuhou

A Great Bonfire in Kyoto Harmful rumors are spreading across Japan. In this week, Kyoto, a Japanese ancient capital famous for its conservative nature, said "NO" to light a farewell bonfire with a tree sent from Rikuzen-Takata city, Iwate, one of the most damaged area of the earthquake and massive tsunami, for the fact that the local officials found radioactive ingredients from the tree. It all started with the same kind of the problem occurred last week. Iwate prefecture sent a tree to Kyoto to light a bonfire with its traditional customs to wish the reconstruction of the afflicted areas as well as pray for those who lost their lives in the incidents. Kyoto, however, sent the tree back to Iwate; soon after that, Japanese Net-users and Japanese TV Networks reported the issue, aiming their attacks on Kyoto. Accordingly, in this week, Kyoto's local officials publicly apologized for what they have done and decided to light ...

Starting in 1995, Annually, Japan Kanji-Kentei-Kyoukai , a judicial foundation, pick out one Kanji (Chinese character) that represents each year by a vote of the people. In the majority of cases, Kanjis chosen by them are expressing big events or incidents occurred within a year that are unforgettable for years to come, for instances, 災: sai (incident) represents a quack, 蹴: shu (kick) represents World Cup and the like. History of Kanji of the Year : 1995: 震 (quack, shake): events: Kobe Earth-quack, Sarin Gas Attack on Tokyo Subway System. 1996: 食 (meals, eat): events: food intoxication, mad mow disease. 1997: 倒 (falling down): events: successive bunkrupticies of large-sized firms. 1998: 毒 (poison, toxic): inter-fusion of dioxin and arsenic into food. 1999: 末 (the end, future): end of the century, Tokaimura nuclear accident. 2000: 金 (gold, money): a Japanese female runner wined gold medal in Sydney Olympic for the first time. 2001: 戦 (war, battle): 9/11 terror attac...