It was then used for three years non-stop, before being consigned to a box for a decade and yet, if you excuse some lint that refuses to come off, some dents in the bodywork and the now geriatric slide of the keyboard cover with its broken spring, it's nearly fully functional.
These ideas try to respond to two chronic worries of Japanese voters: that the economy will continue to slide, and that the construction state will cover what little remains of their country with concrete in a vain attempt to fix the problem.