Back in Tokyo 1

Back in Tokyo. Weather cool and wet and cultural change remains tricky. A lot of press and TV coverage over increasing anguish over the behaviour of 'the young': using mobile phones on the train, not respecting elders etc. Starbucks Japan launches a new beverage: Coffee Jelly. Now that is a cool name. FT Tokyo claims 'Europeans' have until recently been insulated from the recession. Well, I'm not sure that is fully true but certainly this week-end has been a crunch one with the staggering news on what is happening in the housing market.