The sound of fancy Japanese toilets

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The New York Times

Like Fancy Japanese Toilets? You’ll Love the Sound of This.

Devices that conceal unwanted noises are the next frontier in advanced toilet technology. Would you like some peaceful birdsong, or perhaps a burst of artillery fire? Donna Burke, who moved to Japan ...
Detroit News

Bugs are popular pets in nature-loving Japan, buzzing with lessons about ecology and species

Tokyo — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the humble bug. The bug has been a key part of Japanese culture from the Heian era classic “The Tale of Genji” to ...
Grist

Inside the movement to recognize nature as an artist

Have you ever listened to a recording of birdsong? Or ocean waves? The howling of wolves, or thunder and rain? If you have, did you ever wonder whether nature was getting any compensation for ...
Hartford Courant

Bugs are popular pets in nature-loving Japan, buzzing with lessons about ecology and species

TOKYO (AP) — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the humble bug. CT bald eagle observatory to open for 40th season: ‘See America’s national bird’ Nonprofit ...