Japanese Wisdom, II

Another T-shirt from Shibuya:

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LOVE
and PEACE
and JFK

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My Sweet Birthday Flowers:

Beautiful! I had to leave them on the table all day while I was at work, just so I could look at them while I was grading papers...

A Nap in Japan #2

I'd just like to take a moment to present the second installment of my series:

"A Nap in Japan: Japanese people can (and do) sleep anywhere."

• Left: At first glance, you might just think he's looking for something under the seat. But by the second, third, fourth and fifth glances, you realize that what's under his seat is actually not anything he's concerned about.
• Right: As you can see, the pose from the shot on the left is not particularly unique. Even though I took that picture almost three years ago, it is a sight I've seen much more often than that, as in this photo taken last week at Shinagawa train station. This guy was totally alone on the platform until my train arrived, yet he didn't even move a muscle when dozens of people got off the train and walked past him. This guy was out.

(Click here to view the first post.)