Friday, March 16, 2007

No Windows

The town where my office is located is well known for two things. One is the largest unsolved bank heist of 300 million yen that ever took place in Japan over 30 years ago. The other is Toshiba's research factory. The two are actually related in the fact that the money stolen in the heist was reportedly the bonuses of factory employees.

An additional mystery, upon my arrival in Fuchu, was the building pictured below. It is a tall tower with Toshiba printed in large letters across the top and not a single window. What on earth could it be?! (Hint: think about all the things Toshiba manufactures. What could be tested in a structure such as this?)