I can’t stop watching Rachel Maddow on MSNBC these days. So Rachel showed a clip of Japanese Financial Minister, Shoichi Nakagawa’s “performance” at the G7 press conference making some kind of uh, utterance in slurpy Japanese, which I could hardly make out. Even for non-Japanese speakers it was obvious, as Rachel put it, he was [...]
Archive for February, 2009
The Financial Minister of Japan at G7… What an embarrassment!
Posted in Japan, My Thoughts, tagged Japanese financial minister, Japanese government, Rachel Maddow on February 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Don’t Be Afraid of Our Toilet”
Posted in Japan, My Observation, tagged Four Seasons Hotel, Tokyo, Toto, Washlet on February 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
On Kenny’s first trip to Japan, I took him to meet a couple of good friends of mine. Upon arrival at their home, I pulled him into the powder room right in the foyer area (before my friends came out to greet us, mind you), pulled his pants down, sat him down on the toilet, [...]




