I arrived back in Seattle this morning. Something amazing happened. I arrived and went through a passport control (Immigration) and went down to baggage claim area where I usually have to wait long time. But today my back came out within few minutes. That is the record at SEA-TAC.

Asuka II at Kobe port.

I am not feeling well ... I will sleep early tonight.

Mayumi started her one week vacation with her family on Oosterdam. Oosterdam is an Alaskan cruise ship operated by Holland America Line. Can she survive without cellular phone nor internet for a week?

I am traveling to japan starting June 28th and be back on 10th. I am flying DELTA this time. I cannot wait until All Nippon Airways (ANA) starts flying between Seattle and Tokyo at the end of July.

I heard today All Nippon Airways (ANA) is starting to fly between Seattle to Narita July 25 this year using Boeing 777-300ER which will be replaced by 787 when it became available. Good news.

Our guest from japan has gone back to Japan from SEA-TAC today. For him it was 4 days and 2 nights trip.

Seattle is not a place to live if you have to travel to Japan. This is a comparison of the wire fairs that I may face when I fly business class to japan. My trip starts with Seattle to Tokyo, then I travel to Osaka, from there I fly back to Seattle. On business class, you can buy those two legs for $4800 in Seattle. If I were livin...

I am going to San Diego today. No, it is not golf. I have a meeting in SD tomorrow. But, tonight I will be meeting my aunt who lives in SD. I have not seen her for two years. One note. I will travel with just an iPad, no PC. Let's see how I can do it.

Here is the june air fare comparison between two cities serving to Narita, Japan. As you can can see, the fare from Los Angels to Narita (Tokyo) are almost 1/2 of Seattle to Tokyo. Here are few facts to consider: (1) L.A. to Tokyo is about 1,000 miles more than Seattle to Tokyo. (2) Airlines uses better, bigger, newer a...