Cultureshock Bits

Here are some interesting cultural differences in Japan: 911 in Japan is 119 using a dryer here makes clothes MORE wrinkled gasoline is ~$6 a gallon milk only comes by the pint (Greg, you would go broke!) loaves of bread come in slices of 4 (thickest),5,6,8, and 10 (thin slices for sandwiches) and only white hot dogs are served at...

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Happy Bags

After New Years in Japan, stores stuff a bag full of their merchandise and offer them at super cheap prices. Sometimes they show you what they’re offering. Other stores …you just have to try your luck. From department stores to clothing stores, to grocery stores, jewelry stores, and donut shops, there are “Happy...

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