I think that was just a publicity stunt.
Otherwise, just a normal day.
Couple of Notes Otherwise:
As my Japanese listening skills have improved dramatically, I've been able to listen in some very interesting conversations. I've noted that noticed that the random office chatter among the men is usually about the women in the office. I mean... all-day long, only stopping for lunch. PUSSEN may already know this; it's kind hard to explain the difference between my group and the other groups... but lets just say that these other 'groups' that use the same floor as us, are strictly Japanese. The foreigner group -- is relaxed and not so uptight, including the Japanese people we have.
Now, these other Japanese groups, it's like sitting in a men's locker room where all they talk about is women. Sure, that's cool and all - but they pop out some negative shit about the not-so-well-endowed ladies in the office. My home office, where I normally work out of -- I found out that the men like to brag about the size of their apartment or some expensive item they bought last weekend. And then... there are even some who brag about how much they worked: "Man, I was here all weekend, really pulled in a lot of hours! How about you?" --- I don't think they have a life. Really. They work every night until the last train and then they are the first in the door again at 9AM. (Note: Official start time is 9:15AM. I roll in at 9:30AM - 'cause it's pointless to fight with the crowded trains.. 15 min makes a difference.) I worked till 11pm one night about a week ago -- when I left, there was still one girl feverishly working.......
UGH. I hear things now that I didn't really want to hear to begin with.... :/ And once you learn the language, you can't just 'turn it off'. Dammit.