A highly detailed four-panel vintage educational comic infographic in a nostalgic Japanese retro manga style, featuring clean line art, expressive characters, warm colors, subtle halftone shading, and elegant gold decorative borders around each panel. The composition should resemble a historical educational comic while maintaining a humorous and thought-provoking tone. All speech balloons and narration boxes remain in Japanese exactly as written below. No English text should appear inside the artwork. 【Panel 1】 Setting: Japan, July 13, 1886. A Meiji-era government announcement. Government officials proudly announce the introduction of Japan Standard Time while ordinary citizens remain completely uninterested. The atmosphere humorously emphasizes the lack of public reaction. Narration: 「時は1886年7月13日」 Government official: 「日本標準時、1888年1月1日から導入します！」 Common citizens: 「……」 --- 【Panel 2】 Setting: Nearly forty years later, around 1925, inside a modest Japanese home. A newly installed wooden radio sits prominently in the room. A family quietly gathers around as the radio broadcasts its famous time signal before beginning a rakugo performance. The atmosphere is warm and nostalgic. Narration: 「一気に時は40年近く過ぎて1925年…」 「とある自宅に設置されたラジオから…」 Radio: 「プッ、プッ、プッ、ポーン」 「こちらは東京放送局（JOAK）であります。」 「ただいまより、本日の演芸、落語を放送いたします。」 「出演は、五代目 柳亭左楽（りゅうてい さらく）師匠。」 「演目は『女の悋気（りんき）』であります。」 「それでは左楽師匠、よろしくお願いいたします。」 --- 【Panel 3】 Setting: Several households during the early Showa period. Families begin purchasing wall clocks so they never miss their favorite radio programs. One family adjusts their clock while another proudly shows off a newly purchased wall clock. The mood is lively and humorous. Narration: 「注：ここからセリフは現代風にアレンジしております」 「お気に入りのラジオを逃したくない！その想いが人々を時計購入へと向かわせました」 「意図せずしてラジオ放送が日本標準時の普及を加速させます」 「人々は時計を通して、無意識に『日本標準時』と同期を始めます」 Citizen A: 「落語の時間を逃したくないんだ！ウチでも時計を買ったよ！」 Citizen B: 「ウチも買ったよ！子供が夕方の御伽の時間に必死なんだ」 --- 【Panel 4】 Setting: Present-day Japan. A busy modern railway station displaying digital clocks, synchronized train departure boards, a Shinkansen, commuters, smartphones, communication infrastructure, and the unmistakable feeling of perfectly synchronized modern society. Foreground left: A businessman is sprinting at full speed through the station. He is still wearing his business suit but has hurriedly put one sleeve through a brightly colored idol happi coat. His necktie flies dramatically behind him while he desperately clutches a glowing idol penlight. His expression is one of absolute panic as he races toward a live concert. Speech: 「推しのライブ開始時間がぁぁぁ！！」 A second large speech balloon: 「時間よ止まれぇぇぇ！！」 Foreground right: A young woman wearing casual modern clothes stares anxiously at her smartphone where her favorite livestream should already have begun. Speech: 「推しの配信、定刻なのに始まらない！？何かあったのか！？」 Narration: 「人も鉄道も通信も、すべて『同じ時間』と同期することで成り立っています」 Leave noticeable empty space beneath the illustration to emphasize the conclusion. Final caption: 「人類は"推し"を選んだ。」 Below it: 「結果、人類は"同期"した。」 After another noticeable pause: 「日本標準時はこれで良いのか！？...」 Overall mood: A clever blend of historical education, social commentary, and gentle comedy. The first three panels should feel historically grounded, while the final panel humorously reveals that although technology has evolved dramatically, human nature has remained remarkably unchanged. The visual storytelling should naturally guide the reader toward the philosophical yet humorous conclusion that shared enthusiasm—whether for rakugo in 1925 or livestreams and idol concerts today—unexpectedly helped synchronize society.