Comments on: Japan from the Driver's Seat

Japan from the Driver's Seat

yort — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:34:05 -0800

Japan from the Driver's Seat -- American truck driver in Japan keeps a photo blog.

Mr Cash is also on flickr, and has answered questions about his occupation at this site, and an archive of his columns on Japanese society is available via the web archive .

By: yort

yort — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:36:42 -0800

ah, even more at the original blog.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:44:03 -0800

The third link is a great read. Thanks for the post!

By: Sk4n

Sk4n — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:44:53 -0800

Good!

By: Science!

Science! — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:47:41 -0800

cause we got a little convoy Rockin through the night. Yeah, we got a little convoy, Aint she a beautiful sight? Come on and join our convoy Aint nothin gonna get in our way. We gonna roll this truckin convoy cross ~~the U-S-A~~ Japan. Convoy!

By: LarryC

LarryC — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:51:25 -0800

Wonderful pictures. Thanks.

By: amyms

amyms — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:03:42 -0800

Very interesting, thanks yort!

By: netbros

netbros — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:35:32 -0800

Associated Press reported an escape from the Tokyo zoo Tuesday. Zookeepers were seen all over town rounding up escaped cherubs. Film at 11.

By: fairmettle

fairmettle — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:09:01 -0800

The American part comes through on the title of picture #26 "Death Wish Idiots" - if they were in the US, the scooter riders may well fit that description; but in my experience the traditional Japanese politeness even extends to it's drivers, and therefore they may be much less idiotic than the blogger's cultural filter describes...

By: zardoz

zardoz — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:48:42 -0800

fairmettle--you're right, that's quite the cultural bias with that name. If you did that with your scooter in the U.S., it very well might be a death wish. In Tokyo, doing that with your scooter is one of the main benefits of having a scooter--getting ahead of all those damn cars. The car drivers know this; it's all a part of driving on the road.

By: humannaire

humannaire — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:07:12 -0800

wow-ow good art

By: dabitch

dabitch — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:44:42 -0800

The name had me expecting all imagestaken from teh drivers seat... probably a good thing he's not doing that. ;)

By: Wolof

Wolof — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:38:44 -0800

Some lovely photos here, obviously the product of a really good eye. Thanks for linking.

By: whatzit

whatzit — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:40:48 -0800

fairmettle and zardoz: Hah. You guys need to drive out where I live (30 miles NE of Tokyo). The drivers are truly, generally, numbnuts. I haven't seen any motorbike accidents yet, but motorbikes are pretty scarce here. The cars are thick, erratic, and often try to occupy the same physical space at the same time.