Well, I made it. The flight was nice. I got to have the seat next to me to lay down in and we flew over Siberia. I don’t think any of the flights I’ve been on went over Siberia before, but anyways there is nothing there. You’ve might have already guessed that, but seriously, there [...]

Big news in sumo world today as Wakanoho was arrested for possessing a tiny amount of marijuana. This does not bode well for the North Ossetian maegashira who has already been spanked this year by the Nihon Sumo Kyoukai for his bad behavior after losing a match against Ama (in spectacular fashion I might add) [...]

This post is, besides being my first in a long time, is in honor of the reincarnation of the Japan Blog Matsuri! A special thanks to Nick for bringing the matsuri back to life and also to Shane, as this shindig is graciously being hosted at her blog, The Tokyo Traveler. The theme of this [...]