Big Brother is Watching You!
Originally uploaded by nofrills
a tokyo photolog (my flickr archive, and occasional rant and rave: I have a free flickr acount, and want to keep the pics I have uploaded.)
Painted in the 1960s.
A Toshiba electric appliances store in Tokyo, Japan.
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My archive, tagged as "東芝ストアー".
Painted in the 1960s.
A Toshiba electric appliances store in Tokyo, Japan.
The Toshiba logo was used from 1950 to 1969 (according to Wikipedia Japanese edtion), so the store front is at least 40 years old, so is the boy.
See also drichi2006's HITACHI store photo. The store front is from the same era.
A close up shot of:
flickr.com/photos/nofrills/429447652/
An old sign - probably from the 1960s. All colours except yellow have gone. The message is "Protect children from road accidents". Hand-written lettering, I believe.
This sign reads: No Access. We are sorry for the inconvenience, but if you are calling on us, please use the intercom at the front door."
If you are writing an essay or a thesis on Japanese "manga" culture, this could be a good example.