UPDATE: How to fold the toilet paper and other nuances of living in Japan

Driving in Japan: We've gotten our hotrod Odyssey up to about 60 a few times...60 kilometers per hour that is (37 miles per hour). Yes, that's the fastest speed limit sign we've seen. Of course, many of the 2-lane roads in Japan are so narrow you have to fold in your side mirrors (a standard feature on Japanese cars, no joke) so you don't hit the oncoming traffic on your right or the bicycle or motorcycle trying to squeeze by you on your left. So, its always a safe idea to drive as slow as necessary.

Produce: Arable land in Japan is so scarce and farms are so small that they only have room to grow much smaller sized produce compared to what we are used to in the US. They simply don't have the room to grow full sized vegetables...see the full sized Japanese peppers and tomatoes.

"Western" toilets: A note explaining how to use these newfangled "western" toilets to the average Japanese person....in our house....which happens to be located on an American military base.

Toilet origami: Please be kind and fold the toilet paper for the person after you. Toilet etiquette.

Trash sorting: On base we sort into 4 bins, off base its about 15.