Archive for the 'Daily events' Category

Can’t resist sharing this. L lives in Chiba and works as a teacher but every new and then she shares her songs over YouTube. I always enjoy when there is a new one posted. This one is a tribute to her sister Melissa.

Last week was Japan´s biggest holiday, “Golden Week”. With only Tuesday and Wednesday not being national holidays most (all) business close and people get a week off. The problem is everybody gets their week at the same time. All 128 million of them. So this is what happens when they want to do something like, say, shellfish picking in Yokohama: Read the rest of this entry »

Just like so many other people with blogs I chose to go off topic today to write about the massacre of students in Virginia. The reason I am writing is because I reacted to the images you see on this page. The are from the Swedish daily tabloid “Aftonbladet” but could have been from any major publication. Read the rest of this entry »

Cat on a roof

The megamac sandwich is back at McDonald´s here in Japan. Probably the biggest hamburger they ever made. I didn´t have one last time so I thought now would be the time. This is the story of how I got one in Yokohama. Read the rest of this entry »

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Pretending to work is done a lot in a offices around the world from what I have heard. In my business as a freelance cameraman it is more difficult. I have to work when I am on a job. Except this time. Read the rest of this entry »

Back in Japan after a week abroad. Every time I leave Japan I now get sort of a reverse culture shock. This time I got one coming back here too. The following conversation is the first I had coming to Japan this time: (translated from Japanese)

Customs officer: (to my wife) So, this is your suitcase. Guess it is mostly clothes and shoes in there, right?

Wife: Yes

Customs officer: So this is your husbands suitcase, I guess it is mostly paper and work related stuff in there.

Wife: Yes

If I was a customs officer and wanted to know what was in a travellers bag I would check it to see for myself. Second choice would be to ask the traveller. Guessing from the basis of gender stereotyping would not be an option to me.

But hey, I am not a customs officer and I don’t know what kind of training they have. Maybe he was just making small talk to see if we would get nervous, and from there he would have made a decision to open the bags. To his defence I can add that my suitcase was slightly smaller and made of aluminium. Still this was a bit funny for a first impression this time. Mahalo.