American woman #1: That was some storm last night, wasn't it? I didn't get much sleep.
American woman #2: Really? I slept through the whole thing.
American woman #1: How'd you manage to do that?
American woman #2: Earplugs.
— Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday
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