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Originally Posted by stephankrasner
In case anyone was interested, The name of this chime is called the Westminster Quarters. It was created in the 1920's by Gustav Becker. It was traditionally used in towns as a marker for the quarter hours, half hours and the start of the hour. There were also variations of this tune for the start of the morning and the end of the workday. Many towns in Japan still broadcast this over a loudspeaker. Note: This is also the chime for Big Ben in London, England.
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Actually Japan copy the chime from BBC program that use this chime in its broadcasting. The one who invent it want something that feel softer and not bringing the memory of bomb warning alarm in WWII so he chose this chime. (I think it's after WWII)