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Japan might have one of the lowest crime rates in the world, and also the highest life expectancy, but as you can see from these street photography shots of excessive alcohol consumption, that doesn't mean that the Japanese don't know how to party hard...although maybe a little too much.
The pictures were taken by Lee Chapman, a British photographer from Manchester and founder of the Tokyo Times who arrived in Tokyo in 1998 for "a year or two" and, well, never left. His revealing images shine a light on an element of life in this country that few people think about whenever they think of Japanese culture. We're used to pictures of colorful cosplayers and neon wonderlands. Still, these pictures of drunk Japanese people passed out in the streets in broad daylight or snoozing in potted plants introduce us to a different world of binge drinking entirely.
UPDATE: Although millions of people know how to drink responsibly, Bored Panda doesn't condone getting drunk and encourages everybody to enjoy themselves in moderation.
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Missy Finley 7 years ago
Are we gonna talk about the lime green velour suit the guy has on? O-o
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makaila nicole murphy 7 years ago
gotta... get.... that last...dropppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Eric Baker 7 years ago
He was just trying to be there for his sister when the store opened....
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makaila nicole murphy 7 years ago
at least they marked the area with a cone... lol gotta new best friend
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Tiffany Harding 7 years ago
I fell asleep on the Toyoko line because I was drunk once and rode all the way to the end of the line. Instead of the cops arresting me, the station manager woke me up and handed me a card of a capsule hotel nearby to sleep it off till morning.
Axel Santos 7 years ago
I think this is sad... but it's true and not only in Japan... We as humans should start changing the world in a good way don't ya'll think?
Aunt Messy 7 years ago
At least in Japan they won't wake up to find they've been robbed or raped. However, in all the times I've been there, I've never once seen anyone passed out on the street. I'm guessing it's pretty unusual.
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Tiffany Harding 7 years ago
I fell asleep on the Toyoko line because I was drunk once and rode all the way to the end of the line. Instead of the cops arresting me, the station manager woke me up and handed me a card of a capsule hotel nearby to sleep it off till morning.
Axel Santos 7 years ago
I think this is sad... but it's true and not only in Japan... We as humans should start changing the world in a good way don't ya'll think?
Aunt Messy 7 years ago
At least in Japan they won't wake up to find they've been robbed or raped. However, in all the times I've been there, I've never once seen anyone passed out on the street. I'm guessing it's pretty unusual.
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