I decided I would start working on my Chinese again by watching Chinese soap operas. The problem is the soap opera I picked up to begin this experiment, Around 40, is actually Japanese. I probably should have figured this out from the Japanese on the cover of the box and the plot line about a 39 year old unmarried but very successful woman (a taboo in China but not, apparently, in Japan). Fortunately, there are Chinese subtitles, so I guess I can still work on reading, but man what a downer.
One thing about Japanese soap operas: the food looks really yummy.
Oh, and even Japanese women on TV have the strange Japanese woman giggle, supporting my belief that Japan is full of strangely-giggling women.