Technology in my opinion is about advancing human ease and shifting reality to a state where we are more productive, powerful, and exploratory as a species. It is meant to accompany and accelerate humanity. I feel like Tokyo does a wonderful job integrating tech into daily lives in a seamless way, which looks and feels nearly invisible in its application.
in short, Tokyo tech is subtly cool and makes life easier. Case in point in my argument is the technology for the blind. All of the sidewalks contain yellow textured bumpers that are easy for blind residents to follow. Additionally the street corners and tops and bottoms of escalators are loaded with tech that makes a specific sound — often a bird call that isn’t like any other bird. These indicators mean that you can navigate the city without sight. Furthermore the trains all contain displays which share station information in up to 5 different written languages in addition to speaking in both Japanese and English. This is not hard to do, but requires a desire to use tech in this way—to use tech to make the world more accessible. Isn’t that what we should want?