I finally made it back to my room, giftless and tired, with two hours remaining before our next installment of eating and drinking. I was looking forward to just relaxing in the bath but, when I checked my email… bling-o! … Continue reading →

[story is a little out of sequence due to international dateline] Woke up this morning feeling only slightly fragile and, with my three dinners of the night before fully digested, I was ready to make an attempt on the World … Continue reading →

Was planning to go to a customer meeting this morning but, with the huddles masses of my breakfast yearning to break free of their gastric bonds, we decided it was probably best if I skipped it and prepared myself constitutionally … Continue reading →

I have long been of the opinion that the American culture of tipping is somewhat barbaric but now I have an answer to those who say that tipping encourages good service. Go spend a week in Tokyo and a week … Continue reading →

For all their brilliant design skills, they designed my room with a usability problem. When I dragged my jet-lagged, tired body into my dark, dark room, I couldn’t find the light switch because the room was too dark. I turned … Continue reading →

Ohayou-gozaimasu! So, after we left the yakitori place, we went to a wine bar. Wine was so-so, but the whole pig’s leg sitting on the bar was interesting. When Yukio asked for prosciutto, the barman just got out his carving … Continue reading →

Jeff sent me some leftover pictures of the Yakitori place. A Performing Chef (and Rui in the foreground)… Some leftover sticks from the leftover bits… What sake looks like after too much sake… What Yukio looks like after too much … Continue reading →

Oyasuminasai! First customer visit. After three train rides, four tickets (costing an average of 8 million yen) and about a thousand miles, Australian Jeff, Polish Mirek, Japanese Yukio and English I arrived at our destination (late) and rushed in to … Continue reading →

Konnichiwa! It’s my first visit to Japan and I wish it were under different circumstances so I could enjoy it more. I just gave my presentation at the Tokyo Developer Summit and have a couple of hours to kill so … Continue reading →