Vincent Tritto

Supply needs to be available just in case Whiskey Pete makes an unexpected visit

Life in the fast lane

This what you get when an outdoor, city basketball court is sponsored by a chocolatier.

Pastry polygamy! Mister Donut has gotten married, and there are three Mrs. Donuts!!

Once upon a time, Reggie Jackson said if he played in NY, they’d name a candy bar after him. And so it happened. I wonder if Yamamoto Yoshinobu said the same about playing in LA & beer?

That’s one way to have everyone be named Sato faster.

It’s Sept 1st, the switched is flicked, and the Zaimokuza Lifeguard Station is closed & the beach bars begin to be dismantled.

Osaka Naomi’s U.S. Open entrance and court outfits really something. The announcers mentioned she had an NBA player theme for her outfit, which was all black. So no Lakers or Knicks love

At this Kamakura construction site, the ratio is seems 2:1, although the women’s is a “Flower Toilet”, and pink.

So the Government of Japan’s policy of “Promoting Japan as a Leading Asset Management Center” going about as expected

Wait til he finds out where the name “Huron” came from.

TIL “strategic portfolio optimization” is Anglo-Dutch for exiting the United States as a result of current circumstances.

First sighting of Halloween, Aug 19th, Yokohama, 73 days before the day.

Lifeguard quitting time 17:00, Yuigahama Beach

Dai Butsu on the Beach

Yuigahama beach house reflecting the state of the world, circa 2026

The seasons are merging — saw my first dead cicada on a train platform in Shizuoka yesterday and I haven’t even heard them singing yet

Karasu on watch at the Yuigahama Beach lifeguard HQ right until the 17:00 lowering of the swim ok flag.

📜 Cambridge's City Clerk's Office holds a rare manuscript copy of the Declaration of Independence, signed by John Hancock and Charles Thompson, tucked inside a 1769-1783 Town Selectmen Records book. Before it heads to conservators at NEDCC, we're sharing it with you. 🇺🇸✨

The Hammer

Kyoto / Osaka / Tokyo

Finally a Random Restaurant I’ve been too, although it’s been a while . . .(not to mention beyond my means these days).

It’s not the Ministry of “Justice” but rather the Ministry of “Law”. The Government is not seeking justice when a crime has been committed but rather to hold someone accountable for that crime.

After wreaking havoc in public in Japan, South Korea and other countries, an American influencer is now facing the consequences. 👉 ebx.sh/qTLqMf

There is no excuse for downplaying or eliding the insanity of Trump’s morning post. It is the most unhinged public comment by a president in US history and should be reported and remarked upon as such.

On this Good Friday, went to see the cherry blossoms in Ueno Park & stopped by the monument to U S Grant’s last formal event on his visit to Japan. The quote ascribed to him is, “Let us have peace.” If only our current leaders sought both to preserve the Republic and to achieve this goal . . .

His Spring Koshien bracket must have been busted

ST. JOHN’S ADVANCES TO THE SWEET 16 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1999.

As a U.S. citizen residing in Japan, I’m paying taxes to two governments to pay for moments like this.

I have an admin law joke but it’s arbitrary AND capricious

トランプ氏｢日本ほど奇襲知る国ない｣　イラン攻撃、真珠湾例に通告なし批判に反論 www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...

Wonder how many NetFlix cancellations there will be in Japan over the next 24-48 hours.

Rubio is the Secretary of State. This is his job to assist Americans abroad. He is failing. 🇺🇸🛂👇🏾

Interesting the Times’ list of alumni at Patterson, Belknap — Ms Comey’s new law firm — doesn’t include Rudy Giuliani. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/n...

If only this would be re-instituted by a konbini (altho the bacon would be hard to replicate) . . .

Can’t, Help Me Rhonda

At least 10 exclamation points (including “Horsefeathers!” & “Please! That is not what the law is.”) in Judge Leon’s opinion granting Sen Kelly’s preliminary injunction against Sec’y Hegesth. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Not sure I’ve seen that before. Definitely not “Horsefeathers!”

Today’s NY Times int’l edition has a book review of a new book on Easter Island. The review indirectly mentions the use of Tadano cranes in 1994 to raise fallen statues. I worked on that contract for Tadano. Good to see old deals that turned out well! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/b...

Add two more temporary visitors to Tokyo. But don’t expect them to do much duty-free shopping at department stores.

Rest in peace to a real one, Uncle Floyd.

Even though I live in a Classy City House — which when said quickly can give the wrong impression of the building — it has to better than living in this mansion and having this as part of your address.

While the Senate is asking Trump why they started a war to kidnap a foreign leader perhaps they might also ask why Trump freed a former foreign leader convicted of the same kind of crimes.