An NRI parent in Japan writes

Since we were lucky to visit our son in Japan, I thought of writing down a few points, which I appreciated in that small country, which was completely devastated by the Second World War. The country which had the misfortune to experience the effects of an atom bomb has literally risen from the ashes.
The first thing I noticed was the narrow streets with lots of bends, pedestrians, cyclists, and the smooth flow of traffic. The foothpaths are paved beautifully with bricks laid as though they form the flooring of an apartment. Manhole covers can hardly be noticed. People walk on the footpath in a file one behind the other, not abreast, leaving room for cyclists. At every bend, two mirrors about two feet square are fitted on a pole like a signpost, so that motorists can see the oncoming traffic.
Every man does his work conscientiously. You find a man cleaning a public park doing his job proudly as though he is a military sergeant.