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It occurred to me the other day that Japan has quite a high density of advertising compared to Australia - it's just that I'm immune to it because I can't understand much of it. On busses and trains there are audio ads played for local businesses as you pass their stop. The seat in font of you has an advert on it staring you in the face, and on trains there are double-sided posters hanging from the ceilings as though there's not enough room on the walls to plaster them onto. I don't really mind it that much, because it gives me something to practise reading Japanese with.

Around most large city centres in Japan, you'll find people handing out free tissue packs. These aren't samples to encourage you to buy the real product. They're actually already paid for by the adverts all over the pack!