It has been a while since I refreshed the news here — I’m not sure that many are waiting on tenterhooks for every instalment, but to those stalwarts I apologise. What has happened in the last little while?
The major event of this week was going to see the sumo. You too can see the [...]
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How long does it take to book your drycleaning?
Number of items: one tie.
Distance to dry cleaner: 60 metres.
Length of time required to actually get to an understanding with the dry cleaner: 38 minutes.
I’m the first to admit that my Japanese is, well, rudimentary. But after the cleaner started gesticulating wildly over a small [...]
Ever wondered where failed fashion designers go? Well, I’ve found out. They design the uniforms for the airlines of developing countries. Malaysian Airlines’s uniforms, clearly not designed by Giorgio Armani, are in clashing emetic teals. The effect is alarming, but even more alarming when the lapels are in a gorgeous batik. And that’s just the [...]
I have my apartment details finally! The name of the place I am going to live in is Kita-Matsudo (or at least, that is the nearest train station), about 40 minutes from central Tokyo by train. It is in the Chiba prefecture, in the east. Seems pretty good to me. Apparently, I have two American [...]
