The Morning Wire Blog

Almost Lost in Translation So there is a surprising amount of English used in Japan. And we’re not referring to

Traveling on the Nozomi We just arrived in Kyoto from one and a half days in Takayama – a beautiful

A Follow-up to the Akihabara post… Perseverance and a few hundred yen later… And he’s a Kleenex box holder. How

Clean, clean, clean Well there is a lot to like about Japan. People are courteous, not brash, helpful, quiet and

Looking forward to seeing and doing lots…Konnichiwa

We’re staying in a business district of Tokyo – Maranouchi, and tonight there we’re white-c0llar business men, or Sararīman (salaryman),