Our refrigerator here is interesting in many ways, but the most useful in the midst of the sweltering summer weather has been the automatic ice maker. What's so neat about it is it's not one you hook up a water pipe in your house, it has a smallish removable water container (probably 1 - 1.5L) which you fill up in the sink, then pop back in a special compartment in the fridge. The appliance draws water from this chilled reservoir to run the automated ice-making process, spitting out fresh ice cubes into the freezer drawer at the bottom.
While I'm sure it's a necessity for most Japanese homes that don't have the plumbing to support a dedicated line to the fridge, it seems like it also eliminates a lot of the potential problems (like leaks) US fridges could be susceptible to.
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