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Monty
This picture is taken yesterday?
Really?
What time and which Line?
Unfortunately I can not clearly recognize the station map over the door.
iamtheponz
It's the Ginza line (station 10, hence the G10 in the orange circle), from what I can tell. Other sources seem to claim the photo is from May 13th (apparently it was taken by an Associated Press/AP photographer?). No idea about time of day.
Alfie Noakes
It's Kyobashi station on the Ginza Line, Monty.
Laguna
Sitting volleyball. Emblematic of what is wrong with the Olympics. Severely downsize them to what they were in the Greek days - no basketball, no baseball, they all have their own venues - and you'll see cities eager to host them.
gogogo
What is sitting volleyball?
snowymountainhell
That’s Someity-chan, the Paralympic mascot, @gogogo 4:54p “What is Sitting Volleyball?” - It’s a ‘Paralympic Sport’ for disabled persons who cannot stand up. Can’t imagine yours is an intentional slight but we cant overlook the editorial ‘snafu’ with the poor choice of wording: The caption “Standing Room” next to a photo depicting special, wheel-chair accessibility demonstrates a serious lack of awareness and sensitivity for persons with disabilities. We recommend: - https://features.japantimes.co.jp/barrier-free-tokyo/
snowymountainhell
@Laguna 9:13am - “Sitting volleyball. Emblematic of what is wrong with the Olympics.” - ??
Sitting Volleyball is a ‘Paralympic Sport’ for disabled persons who cannot stand up. Can’t imagine yours is an intentional slight at disabled persons either. A poor choice for a title and accompanying caption may have led you down that mistaken path. (Thanks to @AlfieNoakes 8:27am & @iamtheponz 8:21a for the location. The subsequent research was not that difficult.)
Laguna
snoweymountainhell - thank you. Appreciated.
snowymountainhell
No worries, @Laguna 8:24pm. Hearts always in the right place’, a fellow ‘boarder and enjoy sports for the performance. More event (if they still happen) information here:
https://www.paralympic.org/tokyo-2020?gclid=EAIaIQobChMInZCz9ovJ8AIVTddMAh0dlgJBEAAYASAAEgKRiPD_BwE