Takane no Hana wa Midaresaki - Ch. 70 - A Day to Blend the East and West

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About the phone manufacturer and mute the camera thing,
Actually... not really

It's a widely misconception (to my understanding).
The shutter sound is actually programmed based on your location and service provider.
(phone plan, SIM card, etc.)
not the hardware

For example, my phone, if I'm outside the big cities, the camera won't make any sound.
But once I entered Tokyo or Osaka or Kyoto or most major city coverage, the camera will make a sound.

Since phone carriers in Japan are generally locked-in, that's why people assume the camera sound is because it's built into the hardware itself.
And there are phone carriers that no matter where you are the camera will make a sound.
 
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Was anyone else expecting one of them to say you’re not supposed to wear underwear under a kimono? I don’t think that’s necessarily true anymore but I believe it was at one point.

About the phone manufacturer and mute the camera thing,
Actually... not really

It's a widely misconception (to my understanding).
The shutter sound is actually programmed based on your location and service provider.
(phone plan, SIM card, etc.)
not the hardware

For example, my phone, if I'm outside the big cities, the camera won't make any sound.
But once I entered Tokyo or Osaka or Kyoto or most major city coverage, the camera will make a sound.

Since phone carriers in Japan are generally locked-in, that's why people assume the camera sound is because it's built into the hardware itself.
And there are phone carriers that no matter where you are the camera will make a sound.
that’s seriously interesting. As for the reason behind it, I’m guessing it’s to stop perverts from taking pics of people without being seen
 
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As for the reason behind it, I’m guessing it’s to stop perverts from taking pics of people without being seen
Yeah, I assume that's the number 1 reason.
But also, there's no "it's public space, so it's free to record" thing in Japan.

I believe you can report to the police if your face appears in someone's photo and you want it removed.
That's why Japanese TV always blurs all pedestrians caught on camera.
 
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This is an absolutely horrible idea. There is no way to just talk your way out of this. He would be arrested and his life is over AT BEST.

The risk isn’t just people “finding out”, it’s anyone who walks in would attack him to try and save her. A chair, pair of scissors, a scalpel, probably just fists and kicks to the head.
 
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This is an absolutely horrible idea. There is no way to just talk your way out of this. He would be arrested and his life is over AT BEST.

The risk isn’t just people “finding out”, it’s anyone who walks in would attack him to try and save her. A chair, pair of scissors, a scalpel, probably just fists and kicks to the head.
Brother if you live a life of fear it will end with you alone and unloved
 
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Your vocabulary word for the day: the term translated in the chapter as "obi fastener" is (I am pretty sure) "obijime," the cord that goes around the middle of the obi. You can knot the obijime, or you can hold it together with a little toggle doohickey called an "obidome."

Obijime and obidome from fancy craftsmen can be FANTASTICALLY expensive. Some examples:

https://www.chiso.jp/products/list?pcategory_id=123
 
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Yeah, I assume that's the number 1 reason.
But also, there's no "it's public space, so it's free to record" thing in Japan.

I believe you can report to the police if your face appears in someone's photo and you want it removed.
That's why Japanese TV always blurs all pedestrians caught on camera.
I absolutely did not know that about Japanese TV. I guess that explains why the amazing race never goes there. Lol
 

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