A quick picture post: My evening commute as a collage of images, one per subway stop. I'm unsure if the idea really works; comments and ...

There's some interesting developments on work immigration in Sweden. The current government, together with the Green Party, is proposin...

One of the great benefits of living in a large city is all the exhibitions, performances, galleries and museums that are readily available t...

Snowed-over field, south of lake Kussharo. On the eastern side of Hokkaido, in the interior, lies three large lakes; lake Akan, Kussharo and...

GlobalTalk 21 has an enlightening post about election financing in Japan. As it turns out, candidates for major parties are expected to sh...

Abashiri, with the river, the main road and the railroad tracks all running towards the sea. Lots more pictures in my Abashiri photoset . A...

Lake Kussharo As I previously wrote, we left on a trip to Hokkaido a few weeks ago. But the droves of pictures I took combined with a somewh...