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Toilets

The million dollar toilet

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Brian

How to buy a house in Japan. OR…What the heck were we thinking? OR…How not to buy a house in Japan. Or…Surely there is an easier way to buy a house in Japan. Regardless of the title, this is the first in a series of tales about our house buying adventure in Japan. I don’t want to spoil the ending, but we love our home, we love our neighborhood, and we love our 1% mortgage. This tale also explores the nuances of using a Asian style squat toilet. Continue reading

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Toilets and Global Warming

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Brian

Green Toilet Japanese bathroom accoutrement: Do they cause global warming? Or are they really green? Continue reading

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Fluent Plumbing

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Brian

Toilet remote control Let’s just call this “a number two.” Yes you get two for one today. I feel bad I couldn’t embed the video in the other toileting post. But while trying to find out why that was impossible I remembered this little gem, from the first year we were here. This ties in nicely with yesterday’s tale about fluency as well so it all seems to sorta work. Continue reading

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