Learn Japanese Online Lesson 19　We've just arrived.

In Shibuya, the district of Tokyo in which NHK is located, a very popular meeting spot is "Hachiko" in front of JR Shibuya station. It’s the bronze statue of a faithful dog that waited outside the station for several years after his master’s death.
With the diffusion of mobile phones, how people arrange to meet has greatly changed in recent years. Now you can contact the person you are supposed to meet by text message or telephone, informing them that you are going to be late or asking them where they are when you can’t find them at the rendezvous spot. As a result, you no longer have to worry about whether something has happened to your friends or they have gone to the wrong place. On the other hand, some people say that the act of meeting has lost much of its customary thrill and has become rather dull instead.