Lifehacker approached us with a plan to do a series of videos in Japan as part of their “Hacking the world” series. Their goal was to give perspective on different cultures around the world.

We researched topics that fit their cultural series and also scouted for crew, locations, and subjects to interview. Coordination was done with experts in TOTO (washlet manufacturer), an environmental professor, and a Japanese-American family. This was all filmed with a small crew in 2 days and passed along to Lifehacker for post-production.