Despite the fact that I have been a qualified car driver in the States for 23 years, I still had to pass a driving test to get my Japanese driver's license. This I did today, my second try after having failed the same test the other day. A big sigh of relief that this bit of Japanese bureaucracy is past.

in Tokyo for more Sumo. It's the penultimate day of the current tournament.

is having a baby seat in the restroom stall so one can do one's business so to speak without having to hold the little one. Bonus points to this department store for putting them in the men's room as well as the women's (presumably).

in Asakusa.

The face behind the statistics: street musician Gerry Wilson being told to move on.