Postings from the future, it's Tuesday evening in Japan. Being inspired by a couple of friend's blogs I have placed fingers to keys and record my experience here to share with you.

This was my view for the 14 hour trip to Tokyo, 5 bottles of sake three movies one book and no sleep I arrived. I could not tell if was legally sane or not, but the custom agent gave me an odd look. Grabbed my gear left terminal 2 to go to terminal 1 to meet the Canon crew coming in from the states. I step out of the terminal into pea soup, broke a full body sweat its hotter here than in NYC. Took a shuttle bus ment for 20 people with about 40 people the smell was lovely. Raced into terminal 1 down a couple flights of stairs to the meeting point set back in the states ,one of several Starbucks in the airport and there waiting for me was Mount looking lost.

Mount and I sat around admiring the cleanliness of the Japanese culture for about three hours waiting for the others. Joe finial arrived and after determining that the others were delayed we grabed a train to Tokyo. Emerging from the training station into Blade Runner, Tokyo seems futuristic world.

Our hotel the pacific Meridien across from the train station has all the western comforts including a TGI Fridays which i avoid like the plague. After check-in went straight out the door to eat and explore. Did not take long to chow down some food that i could not identify and found a bar. Three sakes later i hit the bed at 11pm and awoke 6 am ready to start work. Dawned a suit and tie and walk out into the heat three steps out from the door of the hotel broke a sweat that lasted all day.

Took a 20 minute train ride to the Canon's office complex which reminds me off a collage campus with sky scrapers. Did the formal greetings of hand shakes bows and gift giving, gifts being Scotch, chocolate, and beef jerky they love the stuff. The group of us from the states now numbering seven were taken to a meeting room, were more greetings were dispensed.