October 2nd, 2007 — Art
Today I went to see the new national art museum and some galleries in Roppongi. But on my way to Omiya station I noticed lots of police officers stopping all pedestrians and cars from passing. I asked what was going on and they informed me that the Prince of Japan visited a [...]
September 13th, 2007 — Travel
While waiting for a train at Omiya Station in Saitama, an announcement said that someone jumped in front of a train and therefore the trains into Tokyo were delayed. This is a problem from time to time in Japan. To discourage this type of behavior the victim’s family is charged with clean up. [...]