This year's new recruit type is ?

In Japan, April is the month for starting a new life. Students begin a new grade; new recruits arrive for work at various companies nationwide. The Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development (JPC-SED) is a non-profit organization (NPO) and a non-governmental organization (NGO). They release "This year's new recruit type" every year. They reflect on the trend and times so well, then it is always very interesting to read.

They say 2005's new man is "light-emitting diode type".
When you generate the electrical current (if you lead them), it will shine beautifully (they will work fine), but it will not have any heat. (they are bloodless)

In 2004, it was "internet auction type".
Good stuff gets a lot of bids, but most of them have no bids. When you finaly get one it turns out to be expensive because of its brand or strong appeal. And sometimes you end up getting disappointed. All wrapper and no package.

In 2003, it was "cell-phone with camera type"
It can captrue information quickly. Anywhere, Anytime. and it has a good ability for handling a lot of information. However it can't master neither knowledge or experience. Sometimes older people cannot command it.  Fun, but not user-friendly.

In 2001, it was "Xylitol chewing gum type"
We have an abundant variety and the price is reasonable. It is clean and seems to prevent  tooth  decay(scandal) though,  there is not a great difference in taste.

It is very fun, because we can remember what was big in each of these years. I like these,

1994-"water cleaner type"
If mounted inadequately, it will be stinky and have a bad taste. If you properly adjusted, it could prove to be a nessessary item.

1985-"daily lunch special type"
It is not as different as you expected, just the same materials repeated everyday.

The first one was in 1973,  it was the "Panda type" ( this is the year that the Giant Panda came to Japan from China.)
They are very docile and cute, but they do not take to people and are hand to care for.

Comments

[robert]

heh..I dont know if such a list exists for the US..I just used Wikipedia for reference and made up my own line of BS...heh heh..gomen. my oyajiness is showing itself again.
®rz

[Mari]

Hi Nina
Yes April is the new month for everything. And we Japanese feel as if cherry bloossom celebrate us. It is not only beautiful, a kind of symbolic flower for new and happy spring.

Hi Huang
Thank you. I am very happy you like this post!

Hi robert
Wow! The U.S has the same kind of release? Or you made them all? Anyway very interesting. I show this some my friends.

Hi Claire
Yes Robert gave us. Appearently it is different from Japanese.

[nina]

April is the month for starting a new life? That´s kinda funny. I just wrote on my blog that I recently started a lot of things or better *renewed* a lot of things and that it was like a new beginning. :)

[Huang]

Mari,
The classification is so amusing ! ^-^

[robert]

in 1973: it was the "Skylab Man" he seemed ambitious and idealistic, but seemed doomed to burn out in the not too distant future. The cause of this was later discovered to be disco.

in 1985: it was the "New Coke Man" a big disappointment to those who loved the more classic taste. He offered no alternatives at first. It was his way, or Pepsi, which had been proven volatile in a commercial just a year earlier. It was the threat of flammable colas that prompted Howard Shultz to open the first Starbucks that very same year(1984).

in 1994 it was "Mr Red Hat" more stable than some of his predecessors he is not as prone to peeking through windows.

2001 was I-Pod type. stylish and compact you could take him and his extensive musical capacity anywhere, he could be the apple of your I.

2003 was "Mr Reloaded"..or was it "Revolutions"? Flashy, full of energy and false promises, but ultimately disappointing. We have this guy to thank for the rise of Vin Diesel and 70's TV show big screen remakes.

2004 is a parallel of sorts it is "Mr I-Paid-$28,000(USD)-for-a-10-year-old-grilled-cheese-sandwich!" the type to spend extravagant amounts on some desperate concept of salvation, this type enjoys the novelty of an expendable income and a lack of good sense. An epicurean epic of themed foods for the fanatic became the trademark for this type.

2005 is "Mr E" for online Entertainment! His blog features an inline laugh track and he peppers the comment section of his peers with remarks that he believes to be humorous, or kitschy beware of this one. He usually signs his comments ®rz.

~®rz ®yaji StYl3z!

[Claire （クレア）]

ha ha ha! I wonder what these types would be for USA men?