Dancing with the Dogs(tm)
As I reported on before in Japan outlaws humans under the age of 15, surveys here have shown that dogs are more popular than an actual children. Nothing is too good for Japanese dogs (except room to run), and this has resulted in excesses such as doggie bubblebath machines, oxygen cafe for pups, and dog-only ringtones. Somehow the following comes as no surprise….

Dancing goes to the dogs in canine-crazy Japan
Reuters 2008 July 14 —Rumba with your retriever, polka with your poodle, or samba with your Scottish terrier in Japan, where dog dancing is the latest must-do activity in this canine-crazy nation….At dance class “Wan Nyan World”…more...
Factoid: “Shall We Dance?” is the Japanese version of Dancing with the Stars, the U.S. version of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. “Shall We Dance?” is currently in its fourth season.


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