Interesting to be in Japan right now. The kidnapping of three Japanese journalists has further polarized public opinion around the Japanese presence in Iraq. The usually opinion-less Japanese are actually expressing some views on this issue, albeit relatively subdued and wavering views.

In other news, I've been a bit stressed out running all over the greater Tokyo area, chasing down overtime on my days off all the while trying to grind out pages of my novel. Tomorrow I'll go into to Tokyo and add some pages to my passport. The good news is that today is payday, which means... I'm getting paid. And it's about time as I don't have any money in the bank. Nothing more relevant to add, sorry.