All in the interests of research

Something I picked up in Tokyo for a friend - who's using it for a project, honest!


Being unable to read Japanese (Hiragana, Kanji, etc), I am unable to check out the level of detail provided, although the contents page (below) is a neat pictorial summary of the content.

It's certainly gained notoriety for the author Wataru Tsurumi.

What's happening? We are physically living closer together (packed like sardines, in mega-cities) yet are becoming increasingly isolated. Alcoholism, depression, STDs and sales of gadgets are up, human interaction and happiness are down (and possibly out).