Not too much Jap stuff this week. I have been rediscovering my Gaijin (=foreigner) self after a visit to a Gaijin bar in Roppongi - the Gaijin area of Tokyo – where I found the people so loud and obnoxious that I felt like I was Japanese (actually they really were loud and obnoxious) As a backlash I have been eating kippers and scrambled eggs for breakfast, watching foreign TV and just working on the book without going out much. Last night we went to an English fiction reading night and I was surprised to find that these Gaijin were actually quite a civilized, friendly and clean bunch so I’m back to normal now.