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In Okinawa I drive a little Nissan that has I think a 1 liter engine – very respectable by Okinawan standards. In California I drive a Range Rover – it has a V8. As luck would have it the suspension deflates … Continue reading →

Two colleagues Shawna and Sam are about to leave. They have been fantastic and so we have party. It has been a truly beautiful day and as evening draws in the sea goes an incredible blue. We hang out on … Continue reading →

I have  a day in London. I buy a stock of Silvo. I get my glasses fixed, for I had sat on them, by a very helpful lady called Mel in the Boots Optician on Clapham Common. Thanks Mel. I … Continue reading →

My Mummy is very old and is now in an old folks home. She is very forgetful but well and likes to have a good time. My brother Ian, the 3 boys, Jeremy, James, Ben and I go to visit … Continue reading →

I have come from Okinawa to celebrate the marriage of Kathleen, my niece, to Jonathan, no relation. We foregather at the Registry Office  to mark the wedding. Very jolly if a little lacking in hymns.   Thence to Springbank, the … Continue reading →

The flight from Okinawa to Shanghai is delayed  but no problem I have a 3 hour layover. When I try to transfer to the Paris flight in Shanghai things start to fall apart. “The flight is delayed! Go to desk … Continue reading →

There was an overwhelming response to my post on Japanese car names. The number of readers tripled. Maybe I have stumbled across a new market? Those who gain gratification from looking at photos of Japanese car name badges. Maybe I … Continue reading →

A thing that has given me pleasure over the last couple of years is taking photographs with a er camera. Little by little I have got to understand the process better and now I have decided to buy a new … Continue reading →

The only  Japanese car name that appears to be global is Prius. All the other cars around these parts have the strangest names which I believe are endemic to Japan. For example my car is called a March hereabouts whereas … Continue reading →

I get to Tokyo. I am sick. I go straight to my hotel and straight to bed at 12:30.I sleep all day. I awake at 9:00 the next morning. The limo picks me up. We go to the Cabinet Office. … Continue reading →