Several great video clips here:
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A lot of work to put this train display together in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel in Osaka. They have been working on it since October. The hotel raises money from sponsors (they get their names as billboards or store sings inside the model railroad town). The money raised goes to a local orphanage (that's the best translation I have, though it is a bit different than an orphanage). I love this train display. Notice the detail -- like how the shinkansen goes faster than all the other trains :-) The trains also have advertising from the sponsors. It's all for charity. The kids love it -- you should see their faces.
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"Emptiness is the foundation of infinite possibilities." - Daisetz T. Suzuk

To my left, Docomo goes minimalist to get your attention (there used to be a giant photo of a model's head there).

To my right, this large movie poster demands attention and has loads of graphical detail to bring you in.
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Presentation will be in "Yasashi English." December 15 (Tuesday) at 7:00pm. I'll give away some free pz books in English and Japanese (the new books will not be ready by then, however). Please pass along the info to your friends in Tokyo, and please arrive a bit early to make sure you get a seat. Look forward to meeting you there. Wear your santa hats if you have 'em.
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After a huge Thanksgiving dinner at the Hilton (yes, even in Japan) it was time for pics with a plastic Santa...
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It's all in the presentation :-)
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I just can't watch Ricky Gervais do anything without laughing hysterically myself. Got all his audiobooks/podcasts on iTunes. His laugh is infectious.
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Nothing beats a soak in a Japanese onsen. Here a couple of Japanese macaques (Snow Monkeys) remind us humans what we need to do more: relax. Photo from iStockphoto File #: 9524168.
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