Australian student #1: What was that hot drink they served us last night?
Australian student #2: Hot sake.
Australian student #1: Why was it hot?
Australian student #2: Maybe they had to defrost it?
— Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday
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