February 22, 2008
Mickey Mouse turns grey as Japan runs out of children for its theme parks から。日本ではミッキーマウスも年を取るのです。
After 25 years of successfully luring children through the gates of the Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland is finally yielding to the realities of modern Japan: Mickey Mouse has decided to chase the “silver yen”.
「シルバー円」とは日本語からの造語でしょうか。
To entice this burgeoning segment of society on to the rides the company is offering a cut-price season ticket for the over-60s and has made older people the park's new “core target”.
The move, which is unprecedented throughout Disney's global empire of theme parks, marks a watershed in Japan's descent into demographic crisis.
「世界のディズニーランドの中でも先例のないこの動きは、日本が人口危機へと向かう分水嶺となる」。あまりうまく訳せないのですが、大仰な表現に、少し危機感を覚えました。