Well, it's been a while.  Sorry about that.  There are a LOT of pictures to sift through from my parents' trip here, and should you want to dig through the lot, there's a page here that you can click on...

They tore down the abandoned apartment building next to me.

What was once this...



...is now this...



I do get more sunlight in my windows now, though.



So do I.  Usually after a burrito.

Before settling on his now famous name, "Conan The Destroyer" went through a few other, less evocative monikers:



Can anyone tell me how much this paper is?



Dogs are popular here.  There are vets everywhere, to handle the assorted maladies they get.

Like dots.



Considering the shape of that Vet's logo, I'd worry if I were you...



"This dog has just completed a positively enormous dump, from which he is currently fleeing in terror.  If you would like to see for yourself, it's on your right."



It's not just the dogs.  Japanese kids crap pinwheels.



He forgot his bag.



Japanese kids can also break wind with a force that can cause its own typhoon.





"We've got to stop meeting like this."

There have to be more polite ways of refusing to have your picture taken.



Be still my beating heart.



OK, until next time.  Looks like we're gonna be doing this monthly, I'll try to get myself into more of a routine...

Japan says sayonara.



As always, mail me here.