Asia-Pacific

Japan's youths make lives out from realities, some by DIY

(Agencies)
Updated: 2011-02-15 19:44

 

Web designer Megumi Kawashima, 27, speaks during an interview in Tokyo's Akihabara district November 27, 2010. The fracturing of the post-World War Ⅱ system that propelled Japan's economy to the No.2 global spot -- a status now lost to China -- has pushed many youths to seek security by trying to cling to what remains. But for others, the uncertainty itself is giving birth to a do-it-yourself mindset that could generate welcome dynamism. Picture taken November 27, 2010.[Photo/Agencies]