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Devices that conceal unwanted noises are the next frontier in advanced toilet technology. Would you like some peaceful birdsong, or perhaps a burst of artillery fire? Donna Burke, who moved to Japan ...

I can't sleep in on Saturday, my day off, with the noise from the sound trucks from morning until night. Sound trucks and sound cars — vehicles outfitted with campaign livery and loudspeakers — are a ...