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NEWS: Construction Company's Short Anime Promotes Home Insulation




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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 4:32 am Reply with quote
You'd think the environmentally friendly thing to do in Japan would be having domiciles that are meant to last more than 25 years. I just don't understand that practice, just build a good house that doesn't need to be replaced, but I guess owners always want new homes, which is funny when buying aged and classic homes in America and Canada is valued. I guess there's just no appreciation in value for the actual structure.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 5:18 am Reply with quote
Japanese homes are notorious for lack of insulation; ergo the kotatsu being the central piece of home life.


walw6pK4Alo wrote:
You'd think the environmentally friendly thing to do in Japan would be having domiciles that are meant to last more than 25 years. I just don't understand that practice, just build a good house that doesn't need to be replaced, but I guess owners always want new homes, which is funny when buying aged and classic homes in America and Canada is valued. I guess there's just no appreciation in value for the actual structure.


They also tend to throw out not-too-old, perfectly-good-working appliances just because the next shiny new version comes out. (S'why J-homes almost seemingly have all the latest appliances.) You could literally stock your house by picking up these thrown-away appliances and never have to pay for appliances ever again. Smile
(Unfortunately, those ended up over-filling their landfills instead, so incinerators become the most used destination.)
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v1cious



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 9:17 am Reply with quote
More and more I'm reminded of that chapter from "Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga" about how you can make an anime/manga for anything (funeral home, train schedule, etc...)
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KabaKabaFruit



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:52 am Reply with quote
Japan has Belle-Chan for insulation. What do we have? The Pink Panther.
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kanechin



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 3:51 pm Reply with quote
KabaKabaFruit wrote:
Japan has Belle-Chan for insulation. What do we have? The Pink Panther.


that's a good thing, who needs moe when you have the Pink Panther.
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