The Clever Japanese

Living there for five years, I never ceased to be impressed with their ability to utilize space in very efficient ways, and it’s something that pretty much permeates everything they do.

They hadn’t invented cubic watermelons yet, however. In retrospect, seems kinda obvious, eh?


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