2020/1/26. The Gaps in Japan I watched the gaps between upper class Japanese and working class Japanese. When I was riding on metro train, there were 2 women. One woman was reading a book which was covered with bookstores’ paper. Another woman was reading a book which was labeled with public library’s symbol. Former had the bag which seemed to be highly expensive.(I don’t know the brand name.) Latter had the cheaply bag and she was wearing blue jeans. I think many Japanese people realize this gaps, but they don’t say such things. There are so many gaps between upper class and working class. And the gaps are all around us.
Hello, I’m Kohei Takagi (髙木 耕平), a Japanese philosopher and world advisor. I explore global systems, AI-era dynamics, attention, trust, and long-term structures shaping our future. This blog is a place to record my observations and frameworks for understanding the world beyond daily news and short-term reactions. My guiding belief is simple: Tomorrow can be better, but only if we think and act carefully today. Disclaimer: On this blog, “the world” does not include Japan.