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Life | QUEUING May 27, 2007

Patience pays off for firms on standby to queue for you

by Yumi Wijers-Hasegawa

With queuing playing such an important role in Japanese life — just watch any breathlessly excitable TV magazine program fearlessly reporting any day of the week on long lines outside noodle shops or dog groomers — there are even those who cash in on ...

Life | QUEUING May 27, 2007

All together now: Let's form a line

by Yoko Hani

It is 11:15 on a sunny Sunday morning across the road from Shinjuku Station in central Tokyo. The Southern Terrace there is already thronged with shoppers like all the city's other retail districts. And then, as you walk past fashion stores and coffee shops, ...