Finally got to watch Episode 02. As cool as it gets, and perfectly in time for summer (in my country, where we're experiencing very hot afternoons right now, according to the weather service)... and a little bit of Ritsuko's brand of service under the Sasebo (I found this out while watching one of the vids on the official site) sun.
It's not unusual in my country where some devotees (including Pacquiao) wear the rosary on a daily basis, both as a talisman for good luck and a way to show one's faith.
If one wonders why there are some Navy sailors wandering about in town, since the end of World War II, Sasebo served as a home port for a portion of the US Seventh Fleet and of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, which explains why the town is influenced by the influx of American culture from the servicemen, especially jazz.
Oh, and I forgot one more thing: