picture of the day Wall to wall Feb. 17, 2016 03:25 pm JST Feb. 17, 2016 | 03:25 pm JST 7 Comments Workers clean windows at an office building in a business district in Tokyo. © Japan Today ©2024 GPlusMedia Inc. Embrace tradition, experience Authentic Tokyo, only at Restaurant & Bar Suigian Don't miss this unique opportunity to simultaneously dine and watch traditional performances in the heart of Tokyo, only available at Restaurant & Bar Suigian. Book Now Teach English in Japan Join the leaders of English Education for Children in Japan! Apply Now Sort by Oldest Latest Popular 7 Comments Login to comment Hasan Az-Zaki Rahim Feb. 17, 2016 05:20 pm JST Yeah, the building looks clean & beautiful! 1 ( +1 / -0 ) Kurobune Feb. 17, 2016 05:15 pm JST Somebody's got to do it ! 0 ( +0 / -0 ) SenseNotSoCommon Feb. 17, 2016 06:38 pm JST Unsung heroes! There's a great statue of a traditional window cleaner contemplating a tall building in London: http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/61/02/1610220_bd7cd494.jpg 0 ( +0 / -0 ) Monozuki Feb. 17, 2016 08:37 pm JST The chances are that in some distant future, robots will replace these workers in hazardous jobs like cleaning windows of high-rise buildings. My hat's off to the workers' brilliant job. 0 ( +0 / -0 ) albaleo Feb. 18, 2016 02:54 am JST robots will replace these workers in hazardous jobs like cleaning windows None of my robot friends are that stupid. "What, damage my circuits when we have all these bio units available? You're kidding, right?" 0 ( +0 / -0 ) Monozuki Feb. 18, 2016 04:07 pm JST @albaleo You're kidding, right? Sorry! I'm not kidding. FYI: Intelligent robots threaten millions of jobs TECHNOLOGY FEB. 17, 2016 - 06:42AM JST http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/intelligent-robots-threaten-millions-of-jobs http://www.japantoday.com/ 0 ( +0 / -0 ) Cliffy Feb. 18, 2016 03:08 am JST Not for the faint of heart, for sure. -3 ( +0 / -3 ) Login to leave a comment Facebook users Use your Facebook account to login or register with JapanToday. By doing so, you will also receive an email inviting you to receive our news alerts. Facebook Connect Login with your JapanToday account Remember Me Forgot password? User registration
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Hasan Az-Zaki Rahim
Yeah, the building looks clean & beautiful!
Kurobune
Somebody's got to do it !
SenseNotSoCommon
Unsung heroes!
There's a great statue of a traditional window cleaner contemplating a tall building in London:
http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/61/02/1610220_bd7cd494.jpg
Monozuki
The chances are that in some distant future, robots will replace these workers in hazardous jobs like cleaning windows of high-rise buildings. My hat's off to the workers' brilliant job.
albaleo
None of my robot friends are that stupid. "What, damage my circuits when we have all these bio units available? You're kidding, right?"
Monozuki
@albaleo
Sorry! I'm not kidding.
FYI: Intelligent robots threaten millions of jobs TECHNOLOGY FEB. 17, 2016 - 06:42AM JST http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/intelligent-robots-threaten-millions-of-jobs http://www.japantoday.com/
Cliffy
Not for the faint of heart, for sure.