In Japan, press the button on your table and a server appears
by Ellsworth Toohey from Boing Boing on (#77NN2)

Many restaurants in Japan put a small plastic device on tables. When you press it, a chime rings at the waitstaff station or in the kitchen, and a server comes to your table.
Algis Tamosaitis writes the newsletter Japan or Die, and he explained the table call button for travelers. - Read the rest
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