Yakuza Pictures

BBC Radio 'Today':
'See photographs taken by Belgian photographer Anton Kusters, who was taken into the confidence of Japan's notorious Yakuza crime syndicates'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9572000/9572646.stm

Sunset - Aug 29th

from 5:39pm to 6:58pm

Koganecho, Minamiota, Fujidana

Bicyling, bad mood, camera:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14591708@N00/sets/72157627546054094/detail/

Shameless

Can you believe that? Banri Kaieda, the Ozawa-puppet in today's DPJ-election, wrote a book in 1996 titled 僕が小沢政治を嫌いなほんとの理由 (The Real Reason Why I Don't Like Ozawa politics)

Japan gets a new prime minister (East Asia Forum)

Early Morning - Aug 25th

Time-lapse from 4:29am tot 5:51am

NHK Special - Japan's Nuclear Crisis, Part 1

NHK Special - Japan's Nuclear Crisis, Part 1
http://www.nippon-sekai.com/main/articles/fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-power-plant-crisis/nhk-special-japans-nuclear-crisis-part-1/

Early Morning - Aug 24th

Early Morning time-lapse. from 4:46am to 6:00am

The End of Naoto Kan

Political analyst blogger MTC about unpopular Naoto Kan:

"Unlike his predecessors (...) he was not a rich man. His only forms of wealth he possessed were those decency and diligence, both of which he displayed during his term in office. He fought off not once but three times a mugging by Ozawa Ichiro, the greatest political meddler of the last 30 years. He may have been too ready to speak inconvenient truths and a terrible campaign organizer -- but at least you knew he cared about the country and its future."

Link:
http://shisaku.blogspot.com/2011/08/date-official.html

Not Funny

Belgian soccer game halted by fans comments to Japan goalkeeper about Fukushima disaster (Washington Post)

Rain Moving In

Noda: The man who says the wrong thing at the wrong time

"THE one factor that has long persuaded The Economist that Naoto Kan should not be ejected as prime minister is that there is no one obviously better to take his place."

Link The Economist:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2011/08/japans-prime-minister?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/bl/becarefulwhomyouwishfor

Yokohama View

From Nogeyama Park

Ohara Tunnel

Ohara Tunnel near Idogaya

VERY small streets

Little tour in the neighborhood. Very small streets

Sunset from roof - Aug 15th

from 5:47 PM to 7:07 PM



Time-lapse. Camera: Powershot S90 Canon - CHDK firmware. 5 sec interval. 24frames/sec. 650 pictures.

The Moon - Aug 14th

10:14pm

TV: Collaborating to create a radioactive fallout contamination map

For once NHK made a report very critical towards the government actions regarding the radioactive fallout from Fukushima Dai-ichi. Very depressing. 1h30 documentary, but more than worth your time.

Professor's anger at lawmakers creates buzz on Internet

From the Asahi Shimbun:
"Professor's anger at lawmakers creates buzz on Internet
An exasperated University of Tokyo professor who launched an angry tirade at lawmakers over the Fukushima nuclear crisis has become a hero to many on the Internet....".
Read the Asahi article:
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201108126048

Testimony of the Prof in the Diet:
Part1


Part2

Sunset Aug 9th

Sunset in Yokohama from 6:05pm to 7:38pm. Time-lapse:

Lightning

Lightning this evening in Yokohama


8 photos

CHDK Hack - Time-Lapse

Paying around with CHDK firmware & the time-lapse function









Info for those who want to hack their Canon:

How to install the CHDK firmware on your Canon camera
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_for_Dummies

How to add the time-lapse script:
http://timelapseblog.com/2009/07/06/install-a-chdk-intervalometer-on-your-powershot/

Sushi & Beer

Mt. Fuji Views: October 2010 - July 2011

Mt. Fuji views from our roof. October 2010 - July 2011