Monthly Archives: April 2020

Life In Japan: Highway Service Areas

Posted on April 9, 2020 by johnrachel

Highway service areas in Japan are what we in the U.S. call ‘rest areas’. There are highway service areas in Japan so elaborate and well-outfitted that families pay the pricey highway toll just to visit them and spend the day. For these folks, going there is the same as going to a park or a shopping mall to hang out and have fun. Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: Public Restrooms

Posted on April 8, 2020 by johnrachel

I consider peeing-on-demand a basic human right. Like breathing, going to the bathroom is not a lifestyle choice. Japan completely respects the inevitability and the all-too-often urgency of nature’s call. There are clean, safe public restrooms everywhere! Continue reading →

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