This week, commuters in Tokyo faced slippery conditions on their way to work due to a messy soapy street situation.
At first sight, it seemed that the Japanese capital was experiencing unseasonable snowfall, but a closer examination told a different tale.
Fluffy white bubbles took over a street in the Ginza district after an overzealous office worker poured 40 litres of soap powder down the sink.
As the employee’s workplace was situated on the 13th floor of the Sumitomo Shiodome building, the soap had become quite frothy by the time it flowed out of the street sewers below.
Firefighters and police worked throughout the night to clear the bubbly mess, yet remnants of the office mischief remained as people made their way to work the following day.
While attempting to determine whether the foamy outburst was the result of a disgruntled or careless employee, authorities reassured the public that there was no danger involved.
