日本进入智能手机和“低头走路”时代
<p><span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="adopter">adopter</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smartphones">smartphones</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> - <span word="already">already</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="collisions">collisions</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>-<span word="using">using</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 5<span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="Shibuya">Shibuya</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> - <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="intersections">intersections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="smartly">smartly</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>-<span word="making">making</span> <span word="teens">teens</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> - <span word="then">then</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="crash">crash</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="swerve">swerve</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="dancers">dancers</span> <span word="pirouetting">pirouetting</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="safely">safely</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="awe">awe</span>-<span word="inspiring">inspiring</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="people">people</span> - <span word="including">including</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="trite">trite</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="society">society</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="good">good</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gawp">gawp</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="amazement">amazement</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="crash">crash</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span> <span word="ploughing">ploughing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="umbrellas">umbrellas</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immaculately">immaculately</span> <span word="uniformed">uniformed</span> <span word="schoolchildren">schoolchildren</span> <span word="tripping">tripping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="grannies">grannies</span>.</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>? <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> - <span word="smartphones">smartphones</span>.</p><p><span word="Smartphone">Smartphone</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2017, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="mobiles">mobiles</span>.</p>
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