It *does* look rather high tech. Hopefully they are just going to take blood, and not drain your life force or insert mind-controlling implants in your brain... (Sorry, too many science fiction movies...)
It's changed a lot in such a short time. I bet if I saw pictures of my (Australian) hometown from the 60s, it wouldn't look much different... hahaha... I saw some interesting old photos of Tokyo, Yokohama and Kamakura at the photography museum in Ebi...
Ooh, LaZona! I like to see a place I know well, suddenly appear on your blog. I go here all the time. I always go to that Thai place too. The gapao is really good. ^_^ The stores look beautiful in your photos, even better than real life, haha.
I've been living in Japan for a year and a half, and I've seen those QR phone scan codes many times, without ever knowing or wondering what they were. Now I know! Thank you! It does make me wonder just how many other interesting/unique things there a...