For a place that was so proudly cash-only for so long, I feel like Japan has really gone overboard on the cashless options. Though I do think using Coke Bucks or whatever instead of Apple Pay would be more fun.

Still awesome: baseball in Japan (my Hawks lost after a Carp grand slam)

I should probably have ethical qualms about a capybara cafe in Tokyo, but this may have been the highlight of my children’s lives so I will bury my guilt. Also, those things are huge!

If Tootsie Pop’s ad agency isn’t already pitching them a Super Bowl LIX ad this morning, they should be ashamed of themselves.