Workmen gather at the start of their shift in matching blue hard hats. Reminds me of the nursery kids from yesterday in their matching yellow caps. Forming a circle around their foreman, the engineers receive instruction before taking a group bow, now ready to begin…...
The other day, Taiga lost a tooth. He told me about it when he got back from school but played it down. “Nah it didn’t hurt Daddy – it was shaking like an earthquake for ages anyway, and ready to come out”. I know they don’t share the tooth fairy myth over here...
08:49 am, 12 degrees and a there’s a drizzle of rain but i’ve been sat here at this cafe window for 30 minutes and only spotted one person without an umbrella – a foreigner, hair tied back and briskly galloping down the high street. The Japanese nation have...
6am and I’ve made it down to Tokyo Bay as an icy light rain starts to fall. I’ve got a new favourite bench and I take my seat, for a good view of both the water and the sun worshippers should they choose to make an appearance. It’s a bit chilly to sit and do the...
There have been two earth tremors since I arrived in Japan on November 6th. One last night in bed, one this morning in the coffee shop. This morning I witnessed a fellow coffee drinker look up from her phone and out of the window for a brief moment, before turning her...
