Five weeks on
One time of the year that seems to pass almost without notice is the beginning of April, and yet it is at this time that so many things actually change.
I was thinking about this on my way to work on the Metro this morning. The what? The Metro. This is the rebranding of several of the private subays in Tokyo. Out go the green uniforms, in come the blue, and a new numbering system for all the stations to make it easier to get around.
When did that happen? The beginning of April.
Whilst thinking about that, I walked into my local konbini and picked up an onigiri for 105 yen. Wow, it had its real price — not just the price minus 5% consumption tax. Again, from the beginning of April. There are plenty of other things which start (and stop) at this time of the year, as it coincides with most companies’ financial year. I’m just curious what other things, big and small, happen around this time.
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Welcome aboard,Graham! [1]
Metro? Back in April, Sako had some unfavourable comment on the monstrous Minatomirai line logo.
April also marks the beginning of the new academic year. Here at the Department, we got a new sectretary, a new professor, and a new class of freshmen, some of whom were happy to pose when Jun-san got a chance to play around with my new camera a short while ago.
As per 1 April, Japan’s national universities were converted into semi-private institutions.
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[1] Graham is a British national, snowboarder and lover of Japanese food. He works as a system administrator for a big international firm with offices right next to Tokyo Main Station.
He maintains two personal Web sites, Brightblack.net and Nanikore.net. After commenting on Tawawa entries for quite a while, he finally asked for a user account, which we were pleased to give him.