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Jaunted in Japan: For Relaxing Times...

Jaunted editor Davie Kaufmann is currently touring Japan. All this week, we'll be running stories from her Jaunted Field Trip to the Land of the Rising Sun. Have something you absolutely need to know about Japan? Just ask.

To me, the Suntory beverage company was immortalized when Bob Harris (Bill Murray) filmed a commercial for its relaxing whisky in Lost in Translation. Turns out that Suntory was part of the Japanese consciousness long before Bob had anything to do with it, since 1899 to be exact. That's because, you know...turns out it's actually real.

Fans of the movie will get a kick out of knowing that Suntory stuff is everywhere in Tokyo. The company even runs art museums here and in Osaka. I bought this fine bottle of "Natural Mineral Water, From The Minami Alps" at the Family Mart down the street (to go with my aforementioned delicious convenience store dinner).