“Extraordinary, unique, outstanding….”
These words often promise an interesting news story and also they might guarantee success in someone’s job.
Mr. Watanabe, who I happened to find on the street, is an example of these words.
He is a sales clerk in an eyeglass company which has about 2,000 employees and his job is to sell eyeglasses to customers in a shop in one of the busiest shopping districts in Tokyo. His attire is not unique and more like a typical sales person in Japan. His black horn-rimmed glasses and dark-toned suits would remind you of a picture in a company poster of the most diligent employee of the year.
Contrary to his ordinary appearance, he sings rap songs while on duty.
Rapper Salesman Mr.Watanabe by Kim Kyung-Hoon from Reuters Tokyo Pictures on Vimeo.
Even though he performs rap in front of his shop with eyeglass racks instead of on a busy stage against a background, his rap is enough to attract shoppers’ attention.
