akibun 0 Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 I am interested in winter time thing. I know it changed last night but what time does it change? Is it midnight? And if I am wake that time, does it suddenly become 1 hour earlier? Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 I think it's 2am when the change happens akibun. And yes if you are not sleeping or very drunk at that time, you'll have to change your watch. Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I was interested in this, too. Wikipedia Japan observed DST between 1948 to 1951 but it caused rushhour train overcrowded. Wow, we have this terrible rush-hour train more than a half century... Wikipedia says Hokkaido is observing DST since 2004, is this popular in Hokkaido? I didn't know DST started under the wartime in Germany. hmmm interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Quote: Wikipedia says Hokkaido is observing DST since 2004 Hokkaido is on Hokkaido time (or Australia time?) Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Yes it was nice setting the clock back an hour this morning. Been a few years since I got to do that The downside is that it's just 4:30 in the afternoon right now and already getting dark Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I think it's summertime ends and inter time is just normal time Aki! Link to post Share on other sites
jgraves 0 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Actually Japan voted to adopt daylight savings time back in 1998. It passed. In 1998. BUT, the change is not to go into effect in 2008. Why? The reason given by METI. . . "the Japanese people would be confused and we need sufficient time to teach them about it." And have you seen any public service announcements from METI over the past 8 years "explaining" the ever so difficult to understand concept of changing your watch twice a year? Me neither. Akibun, You have TEPCO and Japan Steel (and of course the wonderful people of METI who took their money) to thank for higher-than-necessary summertime electricity bills, CO2 emissions, electricity shortages, and for being called stupid. Link to post Share on other sites
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