
I recently noticed the above picture on a delivery pizza menu. No, "Pizza-La" haven't introduced a policy of child-labor. Apparently, it's an ad for a place called "Kidzania" in Toyosu's LaLaport complex in Tokyo, where kids go to try out different jobs for fun. Kind of like an employment-themed amusement park.
According to the offical site, it's "a child-sized replica of a real city, with buildings, shops and theaters, as well as vehicles and pedestrians moving along its streets. In this city, children, aged 2 through 15, learn about the adult world, and the value of money and work, by experiencing over 60 different professions."
I first heard about this about a year and a half ago and thought, "Man, that looks like fun."
I don't know why. Apparently, the kids get shouted at and are repeatedly told they're there to work, not play.
Try explaining the difference to a kid who gets to make a pizza or dress up in a detailed fireman suit, though.
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