This is Bill Tsutsui with another Postcard from Asia from the KU Center for East Asian Studies.

From the exculpatory breasts file: Good news from Japan for those of you who have been looking for a legitimate reason to schedule that breast enlargement surgery: big breasts can work in your favor in a court of law. Just ask Serena Kozakura, a well-endowed Japanese actress who was recently charged with willful destruction of a man’s apartment. An eyewitness testified that he saw her kick a hole in the door to gain entry after she’d been thrown out. However, measurements taken of a reconstruction of the hole in the door revealed that the hole simply wasn’t big enough to allow Kozakura and her mighty breasts to wiggle through. Charges were dropped, proving that even here in Japan – get ready for the pun now–a good offense is the breast defense.

With thanks to Randi Hacker for this text, from the KU Center for East Asian Studies, I’m Bill Tsutsui. Wish you were here.