One aspect of living in Japan is constantly being surrounded by cute images, a fact I was reminded of this morning when, while putting on my shoes, I happened to spy a bag of kitty litter that featured a cat holding his nose to keep out bad smells — k- kawaii! There’s almost no aspect of life that can’t be made cute in Japan, and even something as mundane as the instruction manual for a new DVD player will include little manga images of the product sweating with a sad face to indicate that you shouldn’t put it in direct sunlight, or crying while standing in a puddle of water, letting you know not to ever get the DVD player wet.
Everything is more kawaii in Japan, even kitty litter.
