I don't have many complaints, really. The MAJOR complaint that I have about Japan is that they don't have central  heating (or central air conditioning). It's SOOOO cold here! I cannot believe it! It's LITERALLY warmer outside my place than inside some days. Trist will attest to that. It's really unbelievable the lack of insulation. In the summer, it's so hot and humid! But I rather have it cold ANY day rather than hot. At least during the colder days, I can turn on my heater, electric blanket, electric rug, and put on two layers of fleece pants and 3 layers of fleece tops. In the summers, it's so hot and humid - three showers a day isn't enough!

Another trivial concern I have is the garbage system here. To sum it up the garbage system here is a pain. Garbage is divided into 3 major groups - burnables (paper, food, etc), non-burnables (large appliances) and plastics. Here's a chart of what I think is going on. I have missed my garbage days so many times that I have a balcony full of garbage! *sigh*

Bottles

• Colorless and transparent
• Brown
• Blue/green/black

Once a month

Non Burnables

• Teacups and bowls
• Dishes/ash trays
• Electric rice cooker
• Rubbish containing metal of 80% or more

Once a month

Plastics

• Un-recyclable Styrofoam trays & containers of instant noodles
• Canned food cans & other cans - no separation of steel & aluminum
• Grocery bags, plastic bags, bath tissues, candles, rice, general purpose, instant noodles
• Cups - plastic containers of ice cream, lactic acid drinks & instant food
• Tubes - ketchup, mayonnaise, Japanese horse-radish paste, toothpaste, handicraft glue
• Foam cartons, Styrofoam boxes (large Styrofoam)
• Bottles - liquid wax, washer fluid, cooking oil, sauce, shampoo & conditioner, cosmetics
• Plastic containers
• Wrapping film
• Other (excluding metal containers) �Ebuffer made of foam polystyrene (molded), tubes & detergent caps, plastic bottle caps, bath agent tops, handcraft glue, net bags for onions, green soybeans, etc, seedling pots

Twice a month

• Food
• Papers
• Basically anything that burns and wasn't covered by the other categories

Twice a Week