Japan is the land of tradition and culture, but also electronics and anime. In the west, we often see the land of the rising sun through the soul filters that have often illustrated the workings of school life or Japanese working life.
However, we have a snapshot of modern Japan, or at least its metropolises in the new millennium. but what it was like to speak to work in Japan a hundred years ago? Research firm Smart HR decided to commission a video in pixel art with a nostalgic and moody taste that tells how Japan has changed over the past century, beginning with the twenties of the twentieth century and decade after decade of innovations and goals tells of the population achieved.
The above video starts with the Birth of the “salary man”, the Japanese company employee we have heard of many times in manga and anime. From decade to decade we witness the scenarios of the Second World War, the post-war period, the attainment of women’s rights and then arrive at them Phases in which technological innovations have continuously changed the scenario. Finally, we come to the present with the new work mechanics, maybe we will stay at home with your partner and look after the children during working hours.
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