Comments on: The Problem With Japanese Inventions… http://jhype.net/2009/11/07/the-problem-with-japanese-inventions/ We Heart Japan Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:22:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: BeTheFoodie http://jhype.net/2009/11/07/the-problem-with-japanese-inventions/comment-page-1/#comment-15 BeTheFoodie Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:59:53 +0000 http://jhype.net/?p=84#comment-15 Following the umbrella theme...can't ignore the 'shoe umbrella'... :) http://www.babyassface.com/babyassface/2008/09/and-the-winner-of-the-japanese-invention-prize-is-a-washcloth.html Following the umbrella theme…can’t ignore the ’shoe umbrella’… :) http://www.babyassface.com/babyassface/2008/09/and-the-winner-of-the-japanese-invention-prize-is-a-washcloth.html

]]> By: Jasmine http://jhype.net/2009/11/07/the-problem-with-japanese-inventions/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Jasmine Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:37:11 +0000 http://jhype.net/?p=84#comment-14 I got stung by the old butter-in-a-tube trick. The picture on the front made it look like cheese, so I squirted that bad boy all over my salad sandwich. Meanwhile, third picture down: toilet with integrated sink. http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/Japan/Misc/Toilets/ . The same page also mentions public toilets not coming with toilet paper - there's normally a vending machine with loo paper you need to buy. Advertising often comes in the form of toilet paper handed out on the street (like miniature tissue packs). Much more likely to keep that than a loose piece of paper! I got stung by the old butter-in-a-tube trick. The picture on the front made it look like cheese, so I squirted that bad boy all over my salad sandwich.

Meanwhile, third picture down: toilet with integrated sink. http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/Japan/Misc/Toilets/ .

The same page also mentions public toilets not coming with toilet paper – there’s normally a vending machine with loo paper you need to buy. Advertising often comes in the form of toilet paper handed out on the street (like miniature tissue packs). Much more likely to keep that than a loose piece of paper!

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