Comments on J-List side blog: More Pictures from Japan

Wow - didn't know Masato Ibu was in Yamato. I mos...

2008-08-12T02:42:00.000+09:00

Wow - didn't know Masato Ibu was in Yamato. I mostly know him from the Snakeman Show.

Cool photos - best of luck with getting the new warehouse sorted.

John, yes, that's cool, to be able to see Akiba th...

2008-08-09T03:01:00.000+09:00

John, yes, that's cool, to be able to see Akiba through Google is nice.

Emily, you are right, the man can take his wife's name, as my father in law in fact did.

Peterd, yes, we keep our bikes out there, not even locked. We're in a very small city of course, in rural Japan. But I doubt if anyone would come into our home area to steal our bicycles. Although, a nice car got stolen near our neighborhood, to be sold in Russia, or whatever. That was a surprise.

great pics; thanks for shering!!

2008-08-09T02:19:00.000+09:00

great pics; thanks for shering!!

The bikes being left outside the house caught my e...

2008-08-08T01:34:00.000+09:00

The bikes being left outside the house caught my eye the most. Here in California, mine are inside the garage AND locked up. I forgot all about bikes being left all over with maybe just the wheel lock in Japan.

Actually, I believe the old law was that married c...

2008-08-07T23:50:00.000+09:00

Actually, I believe the old law was that married couples had to have the same last name. It didn't have to be the husband's-- particularly if a venerable old family had only daughters, the man could take the woman's name. I knew a Fujiwara couple that did just that.

Speaking of pictures from Japan, Google recently r...

2008-08-07T12:20:00.000+09:00

Speaking of pictures from Japan, Google recently rolled out the Google Maps Street View for a few cities there. I wasted a good chunk of time driving around random streets.