Three Japo-facts today. You can take your pick.

H's workmate is "Su ta ba ma ni ya" (Starbucks maniac) because he has visited every Starbucks in Tokyo (it's a lot)

At the recent dog expo there were stalls for: dog yoga - it's called doga, using your pet as dumbells workout and most amazingly a service for getting your deceased pet's ashes compressed into a diamond for you to wear.

Edison's first lightbulb was made from bamboo from Japan.

Also a quote submitted by "GordonsGoneToJapan"'s photographer, Mr Nick Clark of Kensal Rise,

"The Japanese seem to have a great sense of beauty but no sense of
ugliness."