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Jake sent me this article & I wanted to share it with all of you. Young people are shunning the trappings of consumerism - and that's worrying (Japanese) carmakers. . .
TOKYO - To get around the city, Yutaka Makino hops on his skateboard or rides commuter trains. Does he dream of the day when he has his own car? Not a chance. Like many Japanese of his generation, the 28-year-old musician and part-time maintenance worker says owning a car is more trouble than it's worth, especially in a congested city where monthly parking runs as much as 30,000 yen ($551), and fuel costs fluctuate wildly. . .
Read more of this interesting 2-page story here: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/article.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=10551142
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