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You Can't Spell Tokyo Without K.O.: A photo-essay dissecting the Japanese epidemic of passing out in public
Contributor(s): Floyd, Nicholas (Author)

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 ISBN: 0996173242     ISBN-13: 9780996173247
Publisher: Double Snap
OUR PRICE: $21.84  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: February 2016
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- Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries
Physical Information: 0.25" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" L (0.57 lbs) 98 pages
 
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Every day, all across the city of Tokyo, a curious phenomenon unfolds: scores of blue- and white-collar citizens end up passed out - sometimes in spectacular fashion and mind-boggling positions - on the streets, on trains, in restaurants, in bushes, or anywhere else imaginable. Come nightfall, one might stumble upon a well-to-do Japanese salaryman lying crumpled and snoozing facedown on the sidewalk, apparently walloped by a haymaker of fatigue that sent him crashing down for the count. These brutal knockout punches sometimes involve intoxication, but alcohol alone fails to explain this widespread yet unintuitive phenomenon: making a public spectacle of oneself in a society like Japan's, where conformity and shame heavily regulate behavior. Rife with fascinating insights into Japanese culture, You Can't Spell Tokyo Without K.O. embarks on an eye-opening journey where social commentary and candid street photography explore the various societal factors - some enviable, some alarming - that contribute to this epidemic of passing out in public.
 
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