O'Reilly Radar has a great story about the problem of finding addresses in Tokyo. Basically, the Japanese system of house numbering is somewhat idiosyncratic which makes the task of actually finding someone's house quite challenging. However, as a result of this difficulty, Japanese companies have become experts in GPS mapping.
This makes me wonder, what disadvantages are we suffering with that - with some creative thought - might actually prove to be great sources of innovation.
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