No problem. It was a mistake I made early-on here until a friend pointed it out, and I do my best to pass on good advice. This was hilarious enough to deserve a wider audience, and even if it doesn't get one (since this post is a few days old), nothing says you can't re-post it later, or do a follow-up with a link to this one and maybe snare some fresh eyeballs.
As far as Japan goes, you're totally on another level from me. I'm splashing around in the kiddie pool, watching you go off the high dive. Expect me to live vicariously through your experiences (though one thing I do not envy you for is the summers over there...how a nation as massive and technologically advanced as they are hasn't figured out the need for everybody to have A/C is utterly beyond me...) :)
They simply have no capital left for A/C after investing so heavily in fax machines and cassette tape players.
Seriously. Local home goods store carries a wide variety of both.
I don't want to believe you.
And yet, I find myself believing you. :)