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The good people of China have been flying to Japan to buy toilet seats. Yes, you read it right, toilet seats.
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Apparently, Japan produces some of the finest toilet seats in the market, complete with fancy single-stream sprays bidet systems.
Don't play play, the [Wall Street Journal](http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/02/10/derriere-diplomacy-chinese-consumers-swamp-japanese-toilet-stores/) says these bidet toilet seats are masterpieces of Japanese creativity and consideration, featuring warm water options, heated seats and the ability to kill germs and unwanted odors.
It is so prized amongst the Chinese that Chinese tour groups have been seen cleaning out all the stock in Japanese stores
They were even seen fighting over it in duty-free stores. Mind you, these Japanese toilet seats are not cheap at 2,000 yuan (RM1,163) a pop.
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So imagine their faces when they find out that these fancy toilet seats that they had bought in Japan was actually made in China
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Cue anger, shock, and angry Chinese complaints
One guy flew all the way to Osaka to buy a Panasonic toilet lid. That precious cover was actually manufactured in his hometown of Hangzhou.
That's not even the most ironic part of this story yet. As it turns out, these Japanese toilet seats are in fact sold in China, at a cheaper price, with even better functions.
Perhaps the thought of owning foreign goods help some people sleep better at night
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