07/02/2008 - Touring the Temples and Gardens of Kyoto, Lunch at the Garden Oriental, and Traditional Japanese Cormorant Fishing

07/01/2008 - Climbing Misen Mountain, Hiroshima's Peace Museum, Japan's Best Okonomiyaki, Brilliant Himeji Castle, and Arriving in Kyoto

06/30/2008- Touring Oita's Seven Hells, Riding the Shinkansen off Kyushu Island, Arriving on Miya Jima Island, Discovering Mono no Aware, and Another Amazing Onsen Ryoukan

06/29/2008 - Touring Oita, Box Seats at a Trinita J-1 Football Game, A Hot Sand Bath, and an Onsen Ryoukan Overlooking the Ocean in Kyushu

06/28/2008 - A Morning Flight to Oita (Island of Kyushu), Touring the Countryside, Amazing Onsen Architecture, Onsen Life, the Otsuribashi Suspension Bridge, and the Royal Deluxe Suite at a Japanese Ryoukan

06/27/2008 - Delivering Omiyage ("Twizz-la?!"), Football Practice, and Yakitori

06/26/2008 - Ukiyo-e Exhibition in Harajuku, Meiji Shrine, My First Time Shopping for Clothes in Years (Omotesandou Hills, Nonetheless!), and Dinner at an Italian Restaurant

06/25/2008 - Presentation on Japanese Alcohol, Picking My Mother Up at Narita Airport, and Dinner at Sakura Sakura

06/24/2008 - Flying Back to Tokyo, a Picnic at Yoyogi Park, Cheese Ramen, and a Gokon (合コン, or Blind Date) at an Ebisu Izakaya

... See SOUTH KOREA ...

06/21/2008 - Walking Tour: Shinagawa to Ebisu and a Night Out in Tokyo

06/20/2008 - In Two Days I Leave for South Korea!

06/19/2008 - Never a Dull Moment: Helping a Friend Deal with a Stalker

06/18/2008 - SONY Factory Tour: PS3, Blu-Ray Discs, and Other Audio/Visual Products

06/16/2008 - A Few Facts on Japanese Vending Machines

06/13/2008 - Kangeikai (歓迎会, Welcoming Party) with the Soccer Team: "Drink 'til You Vomit"

06/12/2008 - A Japanese Response Upon Hearing Someone Doesn't Drink Alcohol

06/11/2008 - Japanese Economic Policy: Government and Business Are on the Same Team

06/09/2008 - "What Do You Mean You Don't Drink?! You are in Japan!"

06/08/2008 - Shinto Priests Visit the House While I Race Off for Football Practice

06/07/2008 - Commuting Back to Tokyo, A Party at the House, and an OMATSURI (お祭り): Carrying the OMIKOSHI (お神輿, or Shinto Shrine) Around Kita-Shinagawa

06/06/2008 - Bi-Annual Laboratory Trip: White Water Rafting in SAITAMA (埼玉県), Relaxing at an ONSEN (温泉), and a NOMIKAI (飲み会) at the Lodge

06/05/2008 - Weekend Plans: White Water Rafting in Saitama (埼玉県) and Participating in a Japanese Festival (OMATSURI, or お祭り)

06/01/2008 - Football Match near Shinagawa Harbor, Crying Tendencies in Japan, and a 'Wet' Japanese Movie: Always SANCHOME NO YUHI (三丁目の夕日)

05/31/2008 - Working at the Lab on a Saturday, Watching My Professor (大熊-先生) on National Television (NHK), and an Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) Dinner with a Friend

05/28/2008 - Best Display of Street Soccer Freestyle? You Decide.

05/27/2008 - Seminars/Research in the Laboratory and Dinner with Eric's Family (Visiting from Hong Kong)

05/26/2008 - The Role of Alcohol in Japan

05/25/2008 - A Soccer Match in the Mud and a Proper Night of Japanese-Styled Drinking

05/24/2008 - A Typical Saturday: A Japanese Breakfast, Soccer Practice, A Walking Tour of Tokyo Harbor, Shopping for an Omatsuri, Drinks at a Brewery, and Dinner at an Izakaya

05/22/2008 - Amazing Football Video! (FIFA Street 3 Roofball Ad)

05/18/2008 - Riding Japan's Shinkansen (Bullet Train), Planting Otouba (塔婆) at a Grave, Visiting Chuson-Ji (中尊寺) and Motsu-Ji (毛越寺), and Returning to Tokyo

05/17/2008 - A Japanese Breakfast with Kumagai-san, Scoring the Match-Winner Against Sophia University, a Kangeikai (Japanese Drinking Party), and Karaoke Madness

05/16/2008 - From Classes and Practice to Showing Other Georgia Tech Students Tokyo's Night Life

05/14/2008 - Japan's Article 9, Visiting the Japanese NASA (JAXA), and Catching a Baseball-Game at Jingu Stadium

05/12/2008 - Running Tests in the Laboratory for My System Dynamics Research

05/08/2008 - My View: Medical Malpractice Lawsuits in the United States

05/03/2008 - Visiting Kumagai-san's Beach House Along Japan's Kujukuri Coast

04/26/2008 - Is Criticism of Mr. Barrack Obama Justified or A Case of Mistrust?

04/23/2008 - A Speech by Shota Hattori, the CEO of KKE, and Touring a Fujikura Facility in Sakura

04/20/2008 - My First Run-Out with the 東工大 Soccer Team

04/15/2008 - As Big as Tokyo is, It Isn't Always Easy Finding a Quality Girl...

04/15/2008 - Brushing Off the Cobwebs

04/12/2008 - Start of Big6 Baseball, (Another) Lab Drinking Party, and Shibuya's Best Ramen

04/11/2008 - The Ebisu Beer Garden and Expensive Mexican (What's New?!) with Full Mexican Attire

... See HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, THAILAND, LAOS, CHINA ...

02/12/2008 - さよなら東京, 你好香港！(Goodbye Tokyo, Hello Hong Kong!)

02/10/2008 - Tokyo-in-a-Day

02/09/2008 - Welcoming My Father to Tokyo and Great Japanese Food

02/03/2008 - Plenty of  Snow, and a Mamemaki Celebration for the Japanese Spring Setsubun

02/01/2008 - India's Notorious Bureaucracy, Expensive Thai, Burmese Protests, and Shibuyaaaaa

02/01/2008 - Update: Not-So-Easy Travel in China

01/31/2008 - Easier Travel in China

01/30/2008 - Eureka! Our Bento Disposal Machine Works... (Well, sort of)

01/28/2008 - Cosplay, The Best (and only) Jamaican Jerk in Japan, and Lost in Tokyo

01/27/2008 - The Hara Modern Art Museum, Japanese Pasta (?), and Beef Nachos for the Sumo Finale

01/23/2008 - Snow in Tokyo!

01/21/2008 - My First Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Famous Ryogoku Arena

01/19/2008 - Konoe Treasures at the National Museum, Touring Ueno, and Wandering Ameyoko

01/18/2008 - Party at the Fujigaoka Dorms and Ping-Pong Dominance

01/15/2008 - Good to be Back in the Swing of Things

01/13/2008 - Back to the "Other Side of the World" in a 26 Hour Haul

... See UNITED STATES ...