Greener grass

It may not be that toxic yellow dust from the Gobi, but the pre-rainy season heat wave has hit Tokyo, meaning a 1mm coating of grime on everything inside for every openwindowhour. Yet we dare not leave the windows closed for extended periods, for fear of suffocation or - worse - ghastly electricity bills.

I do so miss central air conditioning!
There, I said it. Now if only Japan would go fight a war or something and bring home those low energy prices.