After the golden years - Post Bubble Japan ! ?

[Buraku]

Many of the old-timers in Japan will remember the glory days of a stable yen, growth in the electronic industry, the price of oil and gas low, a strong Tokyo stock market, back in the 80s and 90s, Japanese stock market was briefly worth more than the rest of the world's stock markets put together and the Nikkei was 14 times higher than the Dow at 38,900, Japanese leading the world in computers, and a good pension system

So what picture or passage defines Japan post bubble

Or which newpaper clip, phrases, or website best describes Japan after the bubble


Ghost towns, closed shop fronts and empty streets
http://www.ent.ohiou.edu/~tdsmith/tokyo/empty.jpg

Shintaro-Blinky's rants about Gaijins and Chinese ?

Yakuza that can only afford to drive cheap cars

Taxi drivers that are happy to see a Gaijin instead of running away in fear
http://www2.gol.com/users/coynerhm/joozu2.gif

Or abandoned theme parks and broken down fun fair rides ?
http://home.f01.itscom.net/spiral/t_rando/t_rando1.html

[Taro Toporific]

[homesweethome]

Self-centered, Self-satisfied, Self- Serving, I guess just Selfish

[sirwanksalot]

Look that's DJ Gizmoe's avatar.

[omae mona]

I didn't have time to read any of the text in this thread, so I have no idea what it's about. But based on my viewing of the pictures, I have to say I agree with Taro, and disagree with homesweethome.

[vince]

My grandfather pulled a jinrikisha...




My father rode a jitensha...




I drive a jidoosha...




My son will pull a jinrikisha...

[Buraku]

the image of a Japan salary man covered in urine and vomit

crying for Japan's in-debted banks as his pension system dies and Japan sinks before a rising Chinese dragon