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Tokyo Tower stood for a dream of the future, but that dream is gone. Tokyo Tower offers no more dreams, just as Japan has no more dreams.

Thursday 01st January, 06:56 AM JST

Masanori Nakamura, a professor emeritus of history at Tokyo’s Hitotsubashi University. Tokyo Tower turned 50 last month amid a wave of nostalgic national media coverage. (International Herald Tribune)

7 Comments

  • kavikahi at 03:33 PM JST - 1st January

    Geesh, don't let this guy speak for me. When the professor awakes from his personal reflection (if), remind him Japan is not limited to Tokyo nor a tower. In fact he could probably find a dream there at this moment.

  • shinjukuboy at 04:13 PM JST - 1st January

    I agree, he should speek for himself. And someday, he should venture outside the ivy tower.

  • tzr250 at 06:35 AM JST - 2nd January

    Indeed, I cant believe any counrty shares a collective dream, we are are individuals afterall (personally, I just dream abouot getting in Hoshino Akis' pants). Anyway, what are we, a hive? btw its an IVORY tower. Unless the ivy has overgrown the tower and it has caused him to be trapped?

  • shinjukuboy at 05:46 PM JST - 2nd January

    The ivy is definitely blocking his view.

  • jwills79 at 04:37 PM JST - 4th January

    Japan does have a dream. To build the world tallest building. It is being built in Sumida ku as we type. Any business folks out there this will be the next revitalized area in some of the older parts of Tokyo

  • Ultradude at 09:01 AM JST - 5th January

    Just to be clear, the new tower will NOT be a building - no offices or "mansions", huge difference to building an empty frame compared to the new tall buildings in Malaysia, Taiwan, Shanghai or Dubai.

  • jwills79 at 07:00 PM JST - 7th January

    Touche'

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