I am currently sitting in my temporary desk cube in our Microsoft offices in Japan.  I have a view of Takashimaya - the big department store across the street and one corner of billboards.  It is really wonderful to get to meet everyone here in person and learn more about their developer community work in Japan.  A few interesting things have been the fact that vending machine cups are pink and carry the message“Your potential. Our passion.”  Ours in Redmond are orange and just have the Microsoft logo.  Of course the vending machine itself here is much more efficient with the hot and cold drinks dispensed like the coffee/hot chocolate machines in the states.