{"id":68,"date":"2005-05-16T17:49:30","date_gmt":"2005-05-16T21:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=68"},"modified":"2005-05-16T17:51:52","modified_gmt":"2005-05-16T21:51:52","slug":"japanallia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/~boj\/blog\/?p=68","title":{"rendered":"Japanallia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are a few things that are probably completely boring and banal, but ignorant foreigners like us get amused by:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/images\/Japan 2005 009.jpg\" alt=\"Electric Toilet\" \/><br \/>\nElectric Toilet<\/p>\n<p>I must admit that in the week or so I spent in Japan I was not able to embrace the virtues of this invention. But, if you were adventurous, you may enjoy the following (we encountered several models, not all had all the features):<br \/>\n&#8211; warm seat (this I didn&#8217;t mind so much except there is only one level &#8211; very hot &#8211; and there is a warning to turn the hear off if elderly or inform individuals are using the seat because they might get a burn)<br \/>\n&#8211; fan to disperse the smells<br \/>\n&#8211; back spray and front spray (adjustable force and optionally vibrating)<br \/>\n&#8211; music to hide the noises<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/images\/Japan 2005 017.jpg\" alt=\"Power Ranger?\" \/><br \/>\nIn Tokyo <\/p>\n<p>I am not sure who this guy is, but he must be very important since he is at least five times the size of Godzilla.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/images\/Japan 2005 018.jpg\" alt=\"Domo kun\" \/><br \/>\nDomo-kun and friends<\/p>\n<p>This is a morning kids show. Domo-kun is a friendly monster with a bear and a rabbit as friends.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/images\/Japan 2005 034.jpg\" alt=\"Bad English\" \/><br \/>\nBad English<\/p>\n<p>There seems to be a lot of English words used in popular culture products, but I didn&#8217;t really get a sense that people generally know what they&#8217;re saying.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/images\/Japan 2005 167.jpg\" alt=\"Deer Instructions\" \/><br \/>\nDeer Instructions<\/p>\n<p>Unlike most other seemingly important instructions, this one did not come in English. We assumed it said to not piss off the deer (particularly not mothers with young).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/images\/Japan 2005 170.jpg\" alt=\"Biking\" \/><br \/>\nBicycle<\/p>\n<p>Biking seemed to be a sane way of getting from point A to point B. I&#8217;ve even seen women in suits biking. The cool thing is that you&#8217;re supposed to bike on the sidewalk. A lot of people carry children on their bicycles, and this woman has two. I don&#8217;t think that is even legal in Canada.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/images\/Japan 2005 208.jpg\" alt=\"No comment\" \/><br \/>\nNo comment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/images\/Japan 2005 247.jpg\" alt=\"B33r\" \/><br \/>\nBeer Vending Machine<\/p>\n<p>This vending machine was on a street corner. There is some do-dad where you would apparently put your ID card, but we got beer without one.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/images\/Japan 2005 290.jpg\" alt=\"Hi-technical Excellent Taste and Flavor\" \/><br \/>\nHi-technical Excellent Taste and Flavor liquorish gum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are a few things that are probably completely boring and banal, but ignorant foreigners like us get amused by: Electric Toilet I must admit that in the week or so I spent in Japan I was not able to embrace the virtues of this invention. 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