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Japan Invents a 26-Hour Work Day
The Japanese are an incredibly efficient people. They work harder, stronger and faster than their American and European counterparts, and seem almost allergic to the idea of taking sick days and holidays.
With that said, perhaps this is why I wasn't surprised to discover this sign outside a chic bar in Shibuya, advertising a 26:00 closing.
Now, although I've never been in the military, I'm fairly certain that after 24:00, the clock is supposed to roll back to 0:00 with the start of a new day.
I guess this brings about a simple question: if you had 26 hours in a day, what would you do with your extra time? Perhaps this is the real reason why the Japanese are so efficient.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Willy Sep 19th 2007 6:09PM
If I had an extra 2 hours in the day, I would NOT work more. I would play with my dogs. And talk to my wife.
go browns! Sep 19th 2007 6:10PM
i understand play with the dogs....but why would you want to spend additional time talking to your wife....weirdo!!!!
pavel Sep 19th 2007 9:38PM
I'd do the same thing as the japanese - drink!
deathwombat Sep 19th 2007 10:49PM
it doesn't just go up to 26, Japanese Tv Schedule's I 've read go up to 28 o clock sometimes
mike Sep 20th 2007 6:22PM
I would masturbate more.
Jeff Sep 20th 2007 6:22PM
Wouldn't it really just go to 23:59 and not 24:00?
Having those two extra hours would be awesome. lol.
But what would be even better would be a three day weekend, every weekend!
auston Sep 20th 2007 6:23PM
If I had 2 extra hours....
probably work, soo many projects to manage.
or i'd sleep, don't get alot of that.
or lastly, I'd spend time with my girlfriend, cause I rarely get to do that.
stanleylehto Sep 20th 2007 6:23PM
I can understand the japanese, they are miles ahead of us when it comes to efficiency. Stan
Talvalin Sep 20th 2007 6:24PM
According to Wikipedia, this convention of time-of-day notations beyond 23:59 is also used in Hong Kong.
Fictos Sep 20th 2007 6:27PM
That's now how time works, you bloody idiot.
Jerry Sep 20th 2007 6:24PM
The Japanese do this when something goes past midnight but is considered an extension of the same day. Thus...a movie running from 10pm to 1am would be listed as 22:00-25:00.
Actually makes sense in a way. I have seen this everywhere from TV schedules to operating hours.
My question is this...did they adopt 24 hr time due to the military occupation after WWII?
Jason Sep 20th 2007 6:26PM
Theoretically, in a complete off situation, this would add up to a little over 30 days per year, or a whole other month. I say we name it Pokemonth...
Zaki Sep 20th 2007 6:25PM
"They work harder, stronger and faster than their American and European counterparts"
No. They work longer.
Tim Sep 20th 2007 6:26PM
No, they did not adopt 24 hour time from military occupation. Much, if not most, of the world uses 24 hour clocks. Only in the US is it "millitary" time.
Stephen Sep 20th 2007 6:26PM
It would seem that if it did have 26 hours it would only go to 25:59 and then back to 00:00. That mean that if the sign is right, there are at least 27 hours is one of 'their' days.
DirtyD0ggy Sep 20th 2007 6:26PM
If I had an extra 2 hours in the day, I would NOT work more. I would play with my wife. And talk to my dogs.
z Sep 20th 2007 6:27PM
kidding aside this is a rather neat idea. referring to the few hours past midnight as 25:00, 26:00 etc. removes ambiguity about 1am of which day? the japs are brilliant!
Byron Gates Jr Oct 4th 2007 11:48AM
If I had 2 extra hours per day, I would dedicate them to planning my life. Currently I have no time for such a luxury. If the folks are so smart, why did they pick such a small country to live on, and an island to boot.
Firepunk Sep 20th 2007 6:29PM
The Japanese aren't miles ahead. The company I work for does the same. If you are working from say 6pm to 2 am, it is budgeted into one day so the schedule says 1800 - 2600. I believe they it that way so they can better calculate payrolls and what not.
feckineejit Sep 20th 2007 6:29PM
yeah same here, hang out with the dog and talk with the wife.