Thursday, June 23, 2005
Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird
WEEK OF JUNE 19, 2005
LEAD STORY
Yamaha Corp. recently introduced the MyRoom, which is a customizable, soundproof, shed-like structure, with 27 square feet of floor space, for installation inside notoriously crowded Japanese homes, so that a resident can get privacy (or be exiled if he or she gets annoying). The company expects a sales surge in 2006, when Japan's first wave of baby-boom salarymen retire and begin staying home a lot. Yamaha developed the MyRoom concept for musicians to practice in, but subsequently realized that the boxes (which sell for the equivalent of about US$5,500) had a much larger appeal. [The Times (London), 5-27-05]
-looks like the one of the world's most crowded country's average citizen is not so eager to reach out and touch someone... obviously the idea of giving me my space.. is a requirement of all people.
LEAD STORY
Yamaha Corp. recently introduced the MyRoom, which is a customizable, soundproof, shed-like structure, with 27 square feet of floor space, for installation inside notoriously crowded Japanese homes, so that a resident can get privacy (or be exiled if he or she gets annoying). The company expects a sales surge in 2006, when Japan's first wave of baby-boom salarymen retire and begin staying home a lot. Yamaha developed the MyRoom concept for musicians to practice in, but subsequently realized that the boxes (which sell for the equivalent of about US$5,500) had a much larger appeal. [The Times (London), 5-27-05]
-looks like the one of the world's most crowded country's average citizen is not so eager to reach out and touch someone... obviously the idea of giving me my space.. is a requirement of all people.
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