「現実の裂け目」的なものを感じさせる一枚。

ベアリング（軸受け）国内最大手の日本精工子会社、ＮＳＫマイクロプレシジョン（東京・千代田）が開発した玩具「ハンドスピナー」が話題だ。ハードディスクドライブ向けのベアリングを使用し、他社製品に比べ圧倒的に長く回り続ける。 【日経電子版映像ページはこちら】 http://www.nikkei.com/video/ ※...

A nod between two foreigners (jp. gaikokujin, short: gaijin), who randomly pass each other on the street in Japan. Although they don't know each other, their common feeling of being an alien in Japan triggers the mutual need of performing the nod with the subcontext "You are not alone!" or "Yes, I think everything is strange here, too." While commonly performed by foreigners who just arrived in Japan or who havn't been there for a long time, foreigners who have stayed in the country for a longer amount of time and have already immersed into the culture, might feel offended or annoyed by receiving the nod. Their stiff reaction on the other hand might be understood as "Dude, I have been here for some time now. Nothing is really special to me anymore." or "Please, don't embarrass me and yourself." While the gaijin nod has become rare in urban areas with lots of foreigners, it is more likely to be observed and experienced in rural areas or suburbs. Various discussions evolved around the question, whether it is appropriate…