ELECTION.

The candidates are lining up with number 7 is amongst the favourites.

3 CHAIRS.

Rare evidence that Japan existed before the eighties.

UENO.

A day out in Ueno, dropping in on Mai's sculptor friend at Tokyo University.

FALLOUT BOY.

A family (and I) brave the deadly radioactive rain, of a Monday morning.

WEEK END.

An impromptu bbq, and our place under a full moon.

GOOD VIBRATIONS.

Waiting for a space in a local restaurant, Mai cannot stand still.

APOCALYPSE NOT NOW.

The post still arrives and rubbish is still collected - business as usual.

SHHHIBUYA.

Shibuya is quiet following energy-saving initiatives in the wake of the quake.

THE MORNING AFTER.

A quiet start to the day ends in empty shelves, a sign of things to come.

THE EARTH MOVED.

The news is presented cautiously in the evening after the quake.

THE OFFICE.

One of the places I earn my crust, a day before Japan is shaken.

PANCAKE DAY.

Florence hosted a pancake party after a day on the bikes and in the tax office.

PEACOCK BUILDING.

The building in which I work, deserted by night.

TAKEAWAY.

It took 6 months to finally order a Japanese takeaway.

HAPPY COLO(U)R NEW LIFE.

Japanese English at it's nostalgic best.