One American to another, shortly after checking into their hotel rooms:
American man (shortly after checking in to his hotel room): "Did you see the instructions on the remote? 'To watch TV, press the B.S. button.'"
— Hotel Okura Tokyo, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Overheard by a Japan Times On Sunday reader
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