我想，如果以后有人问我对日本人的看法，我会给他看这几张照片。一群极其注重效用的人（多半是因为地方小资源有限），也深具把效用发挥到极致的创造才能，甚至不惮于违反自然法则，所以可能显得有点变态。 

A round watermelon can take up a lot of room in a refrigerater and the usually round fruit often sits awkwardly on refrigerator shelves. Smart Japanese Farmers have forced their watermelons to grow into a square shape by inserting the melons into square, tempered glass cases while the fruit is still growing on the vine.