It has been a quarter of a century since American humorist Dave Barry "did" Japan — a task he completed in three weeks. "The Japanese culture is thousands of years old," he writes. "To truly grasp its incredible complexity and infinite subtle nuance, you'd need at least a month." Free of nuance and complexity, Barry's account will make you laugh — and groan — out loud. Thankfully, the laughs outweigh the groans.