And now for something hairy: A new gizmo and a short story about body hair and Tanuki (badger dogs)

How much body hair is enough?  How much is not enough? Why is it good to have plenty on your head but not on your legs? Why do American adult films have a prevalence of women with completely shaven pudenta? Why do Japanese women tend not to shave their pubic hairs?

What started me on this chain of serious pontification, was a tweet from one of my favorite journalists covering Japan, Hiroko Tabuchi. (@hirokotabuchi if you want some good japan related tweets to read).  The tweet in question...