Archive for January, 2010

How I conquered fugu in two forms

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Fugu, me, and two suspenseful life-on-the-line encounters in the same night.
Travel back to January 1 of 2010, the year of the tiger. It was a dark night. The stars were hiding behind unseen clouds. It was windy there at the top floor of the tallest building in Gunma. I was glancing […]

Back from new years in Gumma

Monday, January 4th, 2010

So we got back from Gunma yesterday and settled back in place. Work today was playing catch-up on things past, nothing particularly special.
This past week was quite fun. New Years week is much like Thanksgiving in Japan except it is spread across a few extra days here. Family and extended family meet […]

Akemashite Omedetou - Happy New Year

Friday, January 1st, 2010

“Akemashite Omedetou” = Happy New Year!
Hope you have a great day and weekend recovering from all the special activities this time of year. I know that recovery is a must for me. Time to build up energy so I can return to the normal schedule without much pause.
Today in Japan many families eat […]