The Man from 2062I came here from the future (2062). Anything you want to ask?
One question per person, please.
The Man from 2062
From November 14 to 22, 2010, a person claiming to have come from 2062 for a "secret investigation" appeared on the occult board of the anonymous Japanese message board 2channel and answered questions. His posts span three threads and total 63, made over six sessions.
His answers covered a wide range of topics: the disappearance of China and the Korean Peninsula, the rise of India, World War III, an environment where marine life is almost inedible, robotic medicine, and the existence of "crustacean life-forms." On the other hand, he declined to answer anything about natural disasters, population change or stocks, saying he was "not allowed to," and on some occasions left cryptic strings of characters.
This site presents his posts in chronological order, together with the questions he answered and the surrounding exchanges. The English text is a translation by the site editor; the original Japanese posts are on the Japanese version. Posts by others that he did not respond to are shown in the original Japanese. Topic titles, tags, summaries and the bold text marking definitive statements about the future are editorial notes, not part of the original posts. The authenticity of the posts has not been verified.
Download the source data (DAT files) and more →
Site editor: 2062.kzjpw@aleeas.com
Read with AI
This site is optimized for reference by AI. By adding the URL of this site as a source in tools such as Gemini Notebook, you can chat with AI to deepen your understanding of what the future person said.
/en/
For AI tools, the full text is also available as llms-full.txt and an overview as llms.txt.
When he posted
The 63 posts by the future person, placed by time of day (Japan time) on each of the three days he appeared. Each blue vertical line marks the actual time of one of his posts (gray lines are posts by others, including those not included on this site), and the shaded bands show the sessions he was present. Select a band to jump to the posts of that session.
Contents
Tags
All posts
Sun, Nov 14, 2010 12:30 – 15:57
A question was posted asking what he ate yesterday.
Yesterday? I had a space rice bowl.
A question was posted asking whether Japan was invaded by China and whether the imperial system collapsed.
China disappeared a long time ago.
The imperial system continues.
Questions were posted about whether there was a world war, foods that turned out to be dangerous, and whether Japan survives.
There was one world war. World War III.
Alcohol. (Far more dangerous than tobacco)
Japan exists, but it "was" in a very dangerous state.
A question was posted about what manga is popular in the future.
Manga varies. What's very different from now is that
most reading material is made so you don't have to read it.
Questions were posted about the weather in Yokohama the next day and the fate of the national debt.
I don't remember the weather in Yokohama on November 15, 2010.
The debt is gone. But...
Along with calls for him to start his own thread, questions were posted about how he was posting and about China's political system.
I came here physically. I won't talk about my means of communication or location.
Questions and teasing were posted about natural disasters, deposit freezes and the purpose of his visit.
China no longer exists. Most of Asia has become India.
As for natural disasters, I'm not allowed to talk about them.
I can't say anything that leads to demographic changes.
However, I'll give you a warning.
yあ 間 Ｎ意 埜 b於 ㋹
A question was posted asking why he was posting in a prophecy thread on the occult board and what he came here to do.
The purpose of my visit is part of a secret investigation.
The reason I'm posting here is that
I searched a historical database and found it was a popular website in 2010.
I meant to just look around until my scheduled investigation time, but I ended up posting.
An unrelated long post about karmic retribution and a question asking for a message to the Japanese people of today were posted.
Leave yourselves to the flow of time.
Until 2014, no amount of struggling will make a difference.
It will be a time when the patience of the Japanese is tested.
Right now you probably have all sorts of ideas, like we should attack other countries, respond strongly, defend ourselves,
and so on.
A question was posted challenging him to predict the content of a later post.
I don't have the power of prophecy.
I'm just a man who came from 2062 for an investigation.
Questions were posted about the Korean Peninsula, border changes and future musicians, along with teasing that "there are a lot of pretend time travelers on weekends."
South Korea and North Korea don't exist.
For a while they became an autonomous region of China, but now they're Russia.
The country whose borders changed significantly is India.
As for musicians, it depends on the genre, but maybe GFK900 or HUPEY.
They haven't been born yet, though.
I don't know much about pianists or drummers. Not interested.
Someone remarked that weekends must be holidays in the future too.
It's time for my secret investigation from now until tonight,
so if you have anything you want to ask, write it down.
Maybe "another investigator from 2062" will come here and answer.
I'll tell my colleagues about "what happened" here, just in case.
Sun, Nov 14, 2010 20:10 – 22:48
While he was away, many questions were posted about territorial issues, prime ministers and changes of government, time machines, medicine, immigration, aliens and the survival of companies. There were also attempts to decode a cryptic line, links to news stories, and suspicions of sock puppetry.
Today's secret investigation just ended.
I'll read through the many questions.
Still, here in 2010 everything I see is astonishing.
I can feel that this is the foundation of the Japan of 2062.
So cars still run on gasoline.
To 868 869
The prime ministership will rotate among current DPJ members.
After that it will move to the LDP.
The future-type time machine (VCX5000) will be developed first.
It looks nothing like what you'd expect. (It's very long and thin, like what you'd call a train now?)
About a dozen years later, type G+NXK6290 (this one is oval), which travels to the past, will be developed.
World War III is not in 2030. It's earlier.
DOCOMO? Is that the old name of AT&T?
To 884
SONY and NINTENDO exist. They are still global companies.
As far as I know, 25 global companies went bankrupt.
I'm under a rule not to say which. (Short selling would yield enormous profits)
To 885
Medicine is no longer done manually by people as it is now.
All diagnosis and surgery is done by robots running automated programs.
The aging population problem was only a temporary problem.
Funeral halls and welfare facilities went bankrupt one after another.
Kampo seems to have strong support in some regions, but I've rarely seen it being used.
To 886
Immigration won't increase. Because a major incident will occur in 2024.
To 887
Unfortunately, aliens have not been confirmed yet.
Though crustacean life-forms have been confirmed.
There were suspicions that he was fake, relief at his answers and requests that he answer with anchors, followed by a string of questions about the next prime minister, the emperor, World War III, population and pensions, and Japan's main industry.
Oops, I missed that.
To 864
The Northern Territories: Japanese territory.
Takeshima: Japan.
By Senkaku, do you mean the islands of Japan's Taiwan Prefecture?
If so, they're Japan.
Japan and India have a very friendly relationship.
To 894
What's an anchor? Is it already possible to reply with square media?
This is my first time using a classic-type board where you type text, so I'm not used to its functions and don't understand.
To 895
Apple exists. I learned about Steve's record at school.
No comment on Google.
The future type is a time machine that goes to the future.
The Radio Act, the Broadcast Act, the Telecommunications Business Act. These old laws don't exist.
So it's not under administrative jurisdiction.
There was discussion about his answers on the Radio Act and Google, and questions were posted about e-books and John Titor. Someone also explained how to use anchors.
>Who will be the prime minister after Kan?
A disappointing guy.
>please tell me the name of the reigning emperor in 2062.
Already here. Think about it.
>China changed its name, absorbed Korea and became a democracy?
No.
>Will Japan take part in World War III?
>Will nuclear weapons be used?
Of course it took part. Japan was furious.
Japan doesn't use nukes, but...
>What is Japan's population like?
>Does the pension system continue?
About 30% less than in 2010.
You'll get a pension, but a big problem will arise.
>And. How old are you?
That's private.
>Is there anything we should hold on to?
Take good care of your books.
An interpretation of the cryptic line as "a crack in the mountain" and a follow-up question about the Kurils and Sakhalin were posted.
>What is Japan's main industry?
>What is Japan's main social problem?
>Is the capital still Tokyo?
Robots.
The problem of alcohol-related crime.
Tokyo.
People said they had figured out how anchors work and thanked him, and a question was posted about whether Dentsu and the TV stations still exist.
>To the future person: what form do e-books take in the future?
These days, what's mostly used is a 3D image of a pretty LADY that reads aloud automatically against a backdrop of scene footage.
>Do you know John Titor?
No comment.
Questions were posted about American hegemony, world government, English, national universities, and whether Aso or Abe would return as prime minister, along with thanks for his answer about Kampo.
>>912
The Kurils and Sakhalin are Japan too.
Taiwan will become Japan.
>>918
The state of the media, you mean. It will change dramatically.
But not for the better. That's the same now (in 2062).
Questions were posted about laws and marine pollution, the Kennedy assassination, learning English, the situation in Russia, Europe and Africa, SoftBank, and laws on time travel.
>>922
American hegemony collapsed and a new regime was born.
A world government is formed, collapses once, and continues to the present.
English is not the world's common language.
Any language works well enough. You'll understand this within 10 years.
Tokyo and Kyoto University still exist.
>>923
No. However,
the most influential person in today's (2010) LDP will keep overwhelming approval ratings and serve as prime minister for a long time.
You'll know within 4 years.
Questions were posted about life expectancy, religion, translation devices, why he chose November 14, 2010, and the natural environment, along with comments like "a real one for once" and "I'll do my best to pass things on to the next generation."
>>928
Your question is too broad. Narrow it down.
Marine life is "almost" inedible (in 2062).
>>931
It was made public a long time ago.
I think it's a person people of today wouldn't believe.
I don't know whether I should say this, but if you solve it, you'll understand.
1gbm9dlo1gyh5g5jkp6
>>932
Not important at all.
>>933
Russia gets out of hand. You needn't worry about Europe.
Africa is miserable.
>>934
Sorry to disappoint you, but
it exists as one of the most powerful global companies in the world.
>>935
They exist. Very dangerous.
Someone asked him to come and meet their future self, and questions were posted about robot technology, Mars exploration, the fate of sushi, anti-aging technology and primary industries.
You are my great seniors.
Communicating with the great seniors who built the foundation of today's Japan. Thank you, really.
I'll get some rest early.
From tomorrow, I'll go out on a secret investigation around the clock for two days.
There's a life-form that today's Japan (2062) needs and that I have to collect.
So I won't have a chance to touch a computer.
I'll appear on Tuesday night.
Come again.
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 19:02 – Wed, Nov 17 00:10
I made it here as planned. The secret investigation was completed successfully.
But is there a cat inside this giant computer or something?
I'm dying to take it apart, but I'm scared it might explode.
Anyway, I'll read through the records now.
Posts welcoming him back continued, and a list of questions organized by category was posted. There were also additional questions and a proposal to found a "Society for the Study of Future People."
I'm thinking of answering now, but not everything.
I'll be writing down historical records as they are (since bringing materials is absolutely forbidden,
it will be from my memory).
Please forgive some errors in my memory (precise figures, etc.).
I won't answer things I can't remember. That's better than writing sloppy history.
Also, there is a lot of information I'm not allowed to leak.
For example, anything that could even slightly touch on making huge profits in stocks: ×
Whatever the reason for the question, I'll be the judge of that. Anything related to the demographic changes I touched on the other day: ×
There are many rules like this.
What's not allowed is not allowed.
Also, my answers will come at irregular times. I'm busy.
But I'll try to answer by midnight as much as possible.
While waiting for his answers, people discussed how the future can change depending on the world line, suspected he was fake and pushed back, and debated the cause of the marine pollution.
>>185
Q※Will the internet come to have more influence on public opinion than the mass media (2ch, Nico Nico, vocaloid, etc.)?"
I had to think a bit, but I understood the point of the question.
The thing is, since I was a small child, TV has been a computer. The computer has been a TV.
We watch internet mass media through the internet.
Products in commercials: you touch them to learn the details, and then buy.
So it's impossible to distinguish their influence on public opinion.
Q• What is the culture of dating and relationships like? Including fashion
As for romance, it probably hasn't changed from now.
Fashion varies. Jeans, which have existed for a long time, are still sold.
Among young people, the mainstream is special materials fitted to the whole body, with tubes connected all over, glowing in various colors.
• Are there new developments in porn and sexual entertainment?
You won't be satisfied with paper, recorded videos or LIVE, I suppose.
Better to imagine it and look forward to it.
In response to his answers on the internet and media, fashion and sexual entertainment, people discussed why seafood becomes inedible and the merging of TV and computers.
>>185
The institution of marriage hasn't changed at all.
There are differences depending on views of life and death and on religion.
In ancient history, all the mysteries of the pyramids were solved.
The theory of evolution is badly wrong. It's wrong from the origin of humankind.
You'd better eat seafood.
The world's great players don't exist yet in 2010, so I'm not allowed to say.
Gambling and pachinko exist. The balls? don't exist, though.
Alcohol is more dangerous than drugs like cocaine and heroin.
You probably can't believe it now, but the day will come when you're surprised.
The tobacco industry hasn't declined.
Many Nobel Prizes go to Japanese. After India, Japan is the world's genius group.
People reacted to his answers on evolution and Nobel Prizes, and questions were posted about ascension, telepathy, parallel worlds and the economy.
>>186
[Civilization]
Computers control everything.
Implanting chips in the body is common. Everyone in my family has one.
The medical industry has made unbelievable progress compared to now. All diseases can be cured.
Collective intelligence on the internet is regarded as dangerous. There are lots of crackers. Information leaks are frequent.
Slander and defamation are as harmless as a fetus. Murder is an everyday occurrence.
New weapons exist. They can easily blow up an entire Earth.
The Japanese created a certain energy (more precisely, discovered it and kept securing more and more), and America built it based on that energy.
People discussed how dramatic medical progress fits with the aging problem being temporary, reacted to chip implants and new weapons, and posted questions about time machines and space.
>>186
There is no contact with extraterrestrial higher-dimensional intelligent beings. We have managed to catch countless signals, though.
As for major discoveries about space, so far we have confirmed that life-forms exist.
There is no such thing as "dentistry."
I won't explain time paradoxes.
Robots. For example, every car produced in Japan is a robot.
The crustacean life-forms: unimaginable appearance and speed of movement. They were discovered when I was a student, and I broke into a sweat all over and trembled.
People reacted to his answers about murder over the internet and dentistry disappearing, and discussed how population decline relates to war damage. Questions were also posted about psychic powers and robot rebellions.
>>188
[Politics]
There is no such thing as foreign voting rights.
There has never been a female prime minister.
[Economy]
Japan is the most active in economic globalization.
[International]
Not so much China's collapse as self-destruction. It would take long to write in detail. A big baby = China
How long Japan will be exploited by other countries: until the government changes.
※How much damage Japan suffers in World War III: I'll only say that no nuclear bombs will be dropped.
※Who fights whom in World War III: all of Asia, America, Russia, part of Europe, and the Middle Eastern countries.
In 2062, there are no countries hostile to Japan.
Japan is strong at soccer, but America is the strongest.
The Freemasons exist openly.
People were relieved by his answer that no nuclear bombs would be dropped on Japan, and questions were posted about the national flag, China's self-destruction and biological and chemical weapons. Someone also complained that he should have his own thread.
Can I ask you something?
Places where elderly people live together exist in 2062 too.
Like what you'd now call senior rental housing? Special nursing homes?
I sometimes go there to gather information, to see if there's anything that differs from the records.
I think they're probably your generation now.
And there's something I always think there. They always have regrets.
"I wish I had just dived right in." That kind of story comes up a lot.
It's always about work.
So I wonder if you are holding yourselves back from something now.
Oh well. I just remembered it.
In response to his question "aren't you holding yourselves back from something?", people discussed inward-looking attitudes toward work and life. The harmfulness of alcohol and moving to another thread also came up.
>>189
[Nature]
Is there an effect from global warming? Or is it getting colder? — Warming is progressing.
The ocean currents haven't stopped.
Nothing in particular happened in 2012.
[Messages]
• Is there anything you want us to leave or do for you in the future, as a legacy from us?
Nothing. The environment we have is more than enough, so if anything we should be grateful. I'm truly thankful to have been born Japanese.
• From your viewpoint in the future, is there anything we should keep in mind now, or anything you think we'd better do?
As I said a bit earlier, I have a strong impression that people in the past must have held back a lot.
This may be peculiar to the Japanese. I'd probably feel the same.
• Future person, did you choose the moment of "November 2010" as your destination? If there's a meaning, please tell us
I'm not allowed to say the reason. But it's not only November 2010.
When this mission is complete, I'll go to April 15, 2016. I hope we meet again.
People were moved by his message that he was glad to have been born Japanese and resolved to remember "April 15, 2016," and questions were posted about events in 2016 and the national debt.
Totally unrelated, but I'm impressed by how retro the design of these earphones is.
I think you should get rid of the cord as soon as possible. Does that exist yet?
There was discussion about earphone cords and urging him to try sushi, questions about Pokémon and population, and both thanks and cold remarks.
So UTADA is still going. I'm surprised.
Both the melody and the voice make it a classic of the Heisei era.
Most songs in 2062 are close to noise. Both melodies and voices are almost all noise.
There was sarcasm about gullibility and pushback against it, discussion about how UTADA is written and the Beatles going on sale online, and posts sad to see him go.
That's it for tonight.
I'll come again on Friday the 19th at night. In 3 days.
I'm going on vacation with my fellow investigators. We plan to visit various places; I'm looking forward to it.
Thanks for the communication. I'm grateful from the bottom of my heart.
If you've compiled your questions, I'll answer them.
See you again.
Sun, Nov 21, 2010 16:49 – 16:55
Is this the place? Has the location changed?
I'm the one who posted in a different place on the night of November 16, 2010.
On the promised night of November 19, 2010,
an emergency came up and I couldn't get a chance to touch a computer.
I'm truly sorry.
I looked for the compilation of questions but couldn't find it.
I'll come back here again tonight, so I'd be glad if someone could post the compiled questions.
I intend to answer everything I can, within what's allowed.
I forgot to mention: I'm the man who came from 2062.
Sun, Nov 21, 2010 19:20 – 19:44
As he returned in a new thread, people pointed him to the previous thread, warned about fakes, asked him to use a trip, and pasted lists of questions by category.
[Civilization]
• Do training institutions for developing psychic powers exist?
No. But anyone can understand what the person they're talking with is thinking.
• Have fortune-telling and magic gained acceptance?
No.
• Tell us a bit more about the crustacean life-forms
About 2 meters long, "normally" a smooth egg shape mottled black and lime green.
• Can your future self meet your present self through time travel?
Possible, but not allowed.
• Can the resources of other planets be used?
They can.
• Have new theories about events and space-time been discovered?
I don't know if the current theories are new.
• Have there been robot rebellions?
No.
• Has the Anywhere Door (a teleportation device connecting any two spaces) been completed?
That has to do with "resources" and "theory." Possible.
• What are the treatments for "developmental disorders" such as AS (Asperger syndrome), ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and LD (learning disabilities)?
If I remember correctly, treatments were established in the 2040s. Blood determines everything.
• How has ophthalmology developed? Are glasses and contact lenses still around? Cyber eyes?
Glasses and contact lenses don't exist.
• Has dementia been overcome?
I learned that a British manufacturer developed it, I believe.
It has been overcome.
• Has a treatment for baldness been developed?
I learned that an American manufacturer famous for innovation developed it after years of research.
There is a drug.
• Is medicine for controlling body shape advanced?
I think it's advanced compared to now, but not much different.
• Are human clones being made? How far has life science progressed?
Clones exist.
• Have humanoid robots like "Doraemon" been put into practical use?
They're expensive, but on sale.
• Has technology to control sleep been invented?
There is a drug. Most people take it.
• Has a device that lets individuals fly through the sky been developed?
It exists, but the flight direction is fixed, and flying in any direction you like isn't possible yet.
• What are the limits of time machine performance? How many years can they fly?
Better to throw away the concept of "flying." The limit is related to lifespan.
[Culture]
• Has Christianity collapsed?
It exists.
• Is there still fishing in the future?
There is.
• Has the way people work changed compared to 2010?
There's one person at the company, if that, and most people work from home. Of course, it depends on the industry.
• In 2010 things lean toward women being favored over men; has the standing of men and women changed in 2062?
The ratio is 1 man to 4 women. It's illegal, but there are many men married to 2 to 5 women.
• About food culture. What do you usually eat?
Rice. Soybeans. Potatoes.
• What are popular occupations in 2062?
Speaker
• Is the education system still based on going to school?
Basically you go to school. Two days a week.
• Has the existence and location of Yamatai been confirmed?
I learned that various hypotheses had been proposed.
I don't know whether I should say this, but if you solve it, you'll understand.
75srp6eye9
• Has the build of future people (proportions, height, weight) changed significantly?
It's hard to judge, but people are just a little taller than in 2010; I don't think it's changed much.
• What is the greatest form of entertainment?
The masses probably each differ, so I don't know, but personally it's billiards.
• What is valued most in relationships between men and women?
The brain
• Do you feel that sexual interest and war contributed to the spread and progress of technology?
Yes.
• How is Studio Ghibli regarded?
I learned the history of HAYAO MIYAZAKI at school; I don't think there's anyone who doesn't know it.
• Has the shape of umbrellas changed?
It depends on the region. Of course, in underground cities they're unnecessary.
• I understand seafood can't be eaten, but does that include seaweed like wakame and invertebrates like sea cucumbers?
It depends on where it's from.
• Besides English, which languages are gaining importance? Will Japanese become international?
English itself isn't important. Your native language is enough.
[Domestic]
• Is there internet regulation?
There is.
• Have mixed-race people become the mainstream?
There are many mixed-race people.
• Has the suicide problem been solved?
Suicide is a serious problem.
• Is Japan's flag still the Hinomaru? Is the national anthem still Kimigayo?
The Hinomaru.
• Does the imperial system continue through the male line (patrilineal descent)?
It continues.
• Will Korean residents in Japan become Japanese? Or did they become Russian?
Japanese.
• How many changes of government were there between 2010 and 2062?
I don't remember the exact number, but I think twice.
• What happened to Korean and Chinese residents in Japan? Are they still in Japan?
They are.
• Did Shinjiro Koizumi become prime minister?
I learned about Koizumi as one of the successive prime ministers.
• What is the legal speed limit for cars?
180 on the autoline.
• Is the currency still the yen? Are bills higher than 10,000 yen issued?
Yen. 100,000-yen bills.
• Even in 2062, are people taught that the Empire of Japan was evil?
I don't remember being taught that it was evil.
• Are the Self-Defense Forces deployed in newly acquired territory?
The Japanese military is stationed there.
• Are the Self-Defense Forces based on conscription or volunteers?
The Self-Defense Forces don't exist.
• What happened to new religions (Soka Gakkai, Happy Science)?
They exist.
• Are Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka connected by maglev as planned?
The whole country is maglev.
• How will the Japanese staple food change from 2010 to 2062? Or will it stay the same?
Rice.
• Is there no famine in Japan, with rice, vegetables and fruit secured?
Mostly imported.
Questions were posted about how the world's balance of power changes and about Minister Maehara and the Koizumis.
[Economy]
• Where does Japan rank in world GDP? Is the concept of GDP considered important?
3rd.
• Besides Tokyo, which cities in Japan are thriving?
The underground cities. (UGC)
• When will China's bubble burst?
I don't remember the exact year, but it bursts big, shaking the world and greatly affecting Japan too.
[International]
• Will biological or chemical weapons be used in war? Will they be used in Japan?
Mostly chemical weapons. Not in Japan.
• Tell us the scenario of China's self-destruction in detail
Condemned by countries around the world and isolated. Then it turns to outrageous acts, is attacked by all countries at once, and comes to an end.
• In what year did relations with Russia improve?
They didn't.
• Are there still U.S. military bases in Japan?
There are, but only in Yokosuka.
• Do Koreans and Chinese still have anti-Japanese attitudes?
Russians have them, but Indians don't.
• Do the concepts of developed / developing / least developed countries exist?
They exist.
• Are the Middle East, Africa and Latin America economically developed?
They're not developed. I think they're somewhat more developed compared to now, though.
• With the disclosure of the Kennedy assassination information in 2036, what was the cause?
If you decode the cipher, you'll understand.
[Messages]
• You've told us so much that we want to do something for you in return; what would help you most?
Nothing. I only wrote the history as far as I remember,
and I feel quite sorry that it may have confused you instead.
[Other]
• Can future people disappear like ghosts and move around?
You mean the mirror suit?
When you wear it, you're hard to see, but if you look closely you can tell.
• Can you make a person of this era lose consciousness and take them to the future? + Can you erase their memory afterward?
No.
It is possible to erase the memory of a person from 2062 and send them to 2010.
• Are future people allowed to correspond with us?
Possible, within what's allowed.
• Can you deliberately control people, stop their breathing,
As I wrote a bit above, I can understand what the other person is thinking.
Within 50 meters I can hear every conversation.
• Are there people who came from the future and have settled in 2010?
It's possible within a set period, but living here long would make you suffer.
So only for a short time.
Questions were posted about the spread of anime and manga, the world's balance of power, and why staying in the past makes him suffer.
Well then, I'll take a little break.
I'll come around 11 p.m.
If you have questions, then.
Sun, Nov 21, 2010 23:19 – Mon, Nov 22 02:16
While he was away, a large number of questions were posted about education, music, the constitution, space development, the imperial family, war, pensions, underground cities, crustacean life-forms and more, and a compiler reorganized and reposted them. Someone else also posted claiming to come from 2062.
There are a lot of questions, so give me time.
To prevent impersonation, he was asked to use a trip.
Is this right?
Someone pointed out how to set a trip correctly.
Like this?
He was asked to change his trip string, and tests were posted.
Like this?
People confirmed his trip setting, urged him to answer, and some declared him a fake.
• Has Japanese pop culture like manga and anime spread around the world?
Japan is the center of the world's animation.
• About Minister Maehara and the Koizumi father and son: could they become Japan's saviors?
I don't remember Maehara, but I learned about Koizumi.
• As of 2010 America is the leader of the world; how will the world's balance of power change
up to 2062? Even a rough outline is fine.
It's very complicated and I can't explain it here.
• Why does staying in the past for a long time make you suffer?
It has to do with lifespan.
• Please tell us in detail about the education system in 2062
Specifically,
• Is it focused on memorization?
Focused on application
• Is it still 6 years of elementary school, 3 of junior high and 3 of high school?
That doesn't change.
• Is higher education done only at universities?
The curriculum changes individually according to intelligence
• Are there technologies that handle memory, or new ways of learning and selection?
There are.
• Do clinics exist in the world of 2062? What is their role?
They exist. For example, if you fall, you have to go there or it won't heal.
• I heard future music is full of noise; among Japanese music since the '70s, are there singers or musicians still talked about in your generation?
If I remember correctly, KEISUKE KUWATA and B,z
Criticism and ridicule of his answers began, and there was back-and-forth with people pushing back.
• Has the afterlife been explained?
It hasn't been explained.
• What are the average life expectancies of Japanese men and women?
93 for men. 102 for women.
• Will any states become independent from the United States?
No.
• Will globalization make lifestyles and cultures more uniform? Or will localization and anti-globalization advance?
It seems people don't kiss when greeting now, but in Japan today it's done as a matter of course. Something like that, I suppose.
• Has crewed exploration of Mars been achieved? Has humanity expanded to other planets?
We have reached Mars. Titan ended in failure.
• Is the population decline a gradual one due to the falling birthrate and later marriages?
You'll find out eventually.
• Or a sudden drop due to war, disaster, etc.?
No comment.
• Are UFOs related to time machines, or are they time machines themselves?
Greatly related. But the concept of UFOs is different from now.
• Have any historical facts come to light thanks to the invention of time machines? If so, please give examples
You'd be surprised if I talked about it here. I'll tell you one thing: time machines aren't complicated. You probably imagine something like warping, but it's completely different.
• If buying and selling online becomes the norm, will supermarkets and retail stores be weeded out?
They exist.
• Do CDs still exist?
I saw them at a vintage shop.
Teasing that he must be elderly and jabs at his answers on time machines and UFOs were posted.
• What sports is Japan strong in?
SUMOU. France and America are strong too.
• Is there anyone alive in 2010 who will go down in history? Who?
I don't remember at all.
• Did Prince Hisahito become emperor?
I'll leave that to your imagination.
• Has the Japanese people's reverence for the emperor remained unchanged?
Revered not only in Japan but around the world.
• Before World War III, is there a military clash between China and Japan? If so, how does it end?
There is. At first America and Japan fight back, but India, the strongest nation, suppresses it.
• In World War III, do enemy forces land on the Japanese mainland?
They don't. The Japanese military defends it to the death.
• Will relations between America and Japan change?
Probably a very friendly relationship, same as now.
• Do prime ministers still change frequently?
The prime minister's term today is long.
• What do you think has changed between young people in 2010 and young people in 2069?
They lack diligence.
• Things we'd better study or experience now.
Today's Japan is a very good country, so stay as you are.
There was discussion about interpreting his answer on prime ministers' terms and about how to deal with critical posts. A question about the ending of a manga was also posted.
• When does Japan make a major change of direction? What happens?
The late 2020s.
• What are the values of people in your era, and what do they consider valuable?
Same as now, it varies by person.
• If there are wars in the world from now on, what war damage will Japan suffer?
No comment.
• Will life and culture in the Edo period be reevaluated?
Only as much as I learned as a child.
• How is Ichiro Ozawa positioned in Japan's political history?
I don't remember. But I remember seeing the name.
• Will outstanding political leaders emerge from Japan in the future?
They will emerge.
• Is it possible for the Self-Defense Forces (Japanese military) to have aircraft carriers?
Yes. About 120 today. About 50 aerial carriers. I forgot the exact figures, so these are rough numbers.
• I'm also curious what domestically produced weapons there are, and what the naming rules are
Laser guns, plasma cannons and the like are all domestically produced.
• Are there major changes in living spaces?
Auto-showers, which don't exist in 2010, are in every home. Toilets that suck up excrement seem to be popular now.
Critical posts and calls to ignore them went back and forth.
• For rentals, what comes built in?
Not much different from now. Air slopes and secret sensors are installed in almost all.
• Are there new foods (dishes), or conversely, foods (dishes) that have disappeared?
Mineral cuisine. I've never eaten shrimp or crab.
• In 2062, are you still punished for having sex with someone under 18?
You're punished.
• Is the population ratio of 1 man to 4 women due to war? Or a birthrate problem?
You'll understand within 20 years.
• Does that mean women hold real power in 2062 society?
Gender equality. Men hold more of the real power, if anything.
• Do women who can't marry stay single for life without having children?
If they do nothing, that's what happens, but they can conceive and have children even without a man.
• You answered that most food is imported; is the safety of imported food established?
It's fine. The Japanese produce it.
• In Japan today it seems most people on public assistance are foreigners such as Korean and Chinese residents; what about in the future?
Only Japanese receive public assistance.
• Also, it seems such foreigners are in Japan in the future too; are they still anti-Japanese?
Only Russia is anti-Japanese. Today China and Korea exist, but they've become vassal states of various countries, so they don't exist.
The argument between critics and defenders continued, and someone pointed out contradictions in his answers about food.
• What is the purpose of erasing the memory of a person from 2062 and sending them to 2010?
I only answered because I was asked whether it was possible; it has never actually been done.
• Do you still have the ability to read thoughts within 50 meters in 2010? Is this ability a psychic power? Or some technology?
I'm not allowed to have it now. Technology.
• Are there international disputes over securing energy, food or water?
No.
• Will pensions be paid properly? What is the standard of living? Is it a level where you can't live without working in old age?
I don't know if I should say it plainly, but you'd better avoid relying on them.
• Is long-term care insurance functioning?
It is.
• How many hundred million people is India's total population in 2062?
5.5 billion.
• After oil stopped being the main source of energy, what happened to the Middle Eastern countries?
Miserable.
• Like the prophecies of Nostradamus or the Maya, are there new prophecies getting attention?
There are.
• Is Tokyo's cityscape more beautiful than now?
Tokyo is the most complex city in the world. A ground city. A sky city. An underground city. Each of them thriving.
People questioned whether his answers about sky cities and nationwide maglev were realistic and discussed pensions, insurance and inequality. Someone else also posted claiming to come from 2050.
• Please tell us in detail about the underground cities. (Under which cities? Since when? etc.)
High-rise buildings line the streets and maglev trains run there. It's no different from a ground city.
It has 8 million residents.
• What is the popular occupation "speaker"?
Wait for time to pass.
• What happened to sumo?
SUMOU is a hugely popular battle sport worldwide.
• What sports are popular?
SUMOU. There's a World Cup too.
• Are there space colonies (artificial self-sufficient residential structures built in space)?
They can't be self-sufficient, but they exist.
• Is there something you think "Japan in 2062 would be better without this"?
No.
• About the crustacean life-forms: please tell us, as far as you can, how they were discovered, their diet, reproduction, respiration (do they breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide?), whether they can survive in Earth's environment, and whether biological samples or
cells or excrement have been obtained.
I'm sorry, but I'm not allowed to talk about the details of their biology.
But one thing you have to watch out for: they can make a human burst in the blink of an eye.
That's only if a human does a certain thing to a crustacean life-form. If you do nothing, you won't be burst.
• Are there drastic changes in Earth's environment, like continents rising or sinking, pole shifts, or astonishingly fast desertification?
No.
• Compared to the present, has the character of the Japanese changed in your era?
Yamato spirit and the spirit of bushido are weaker compared to people in 2010.
• On Saturday, November 20, someone else also posted claiming to be a future person from 2062; are you related to that person?
Not related. Seven of us came from the Nevada laboratory, but I don't think the other investigators have touched a present-day computer.
I'll ask them later.
Doubts about contradictions with earlier answers and about the crustacean life-forms went back and forth with calls to ignore the troll.
This is the present state of 2062, and the history up to 2062.
Is it this late already?
People thanked him for finishing his answers and asked when he would come next, and the critic announced he was leaving.
I'm thinking of going to explore a convenience store;
is there any food you recommend?
I'd like to eat something safe.
Convenience store recommendations were offered, such as fried chicken, pasta, fried squid, and shrimp and crab.
Understood, brave seniors of 2010.
I've taken careful notes, so I'll hand them to the convenience store staff.
I'm heading out now, carefully.