After getting the state more than broke by measurements against the economic crisis with highly questionable effectiveness. The Japanese government has found a solution to the economic crisis and the low birthrate. They will lift the ban on carrying two children on one bicycle.

Accordingly women will no longer see any objections against a second child and thus both bicycles and baby products will see a boom in sales.


A bicycle designed for mothers to carry two children. Notice the extra front wheel.

Sweet Kyoto

Although I am normally not a great fan of culture shocks, I do have to admit that I felt attacked by the Japanese cleanliness after spending two days in Cairo. The changes between Cairo airport and Kansai int. are quite large. In Cairo you should among a terrible chaos find out where to pay for getting into the country and than line up (not the other way around, it makes you line up twice). In Japan on the otherhand they let the foreigners line up sepperatly as a prevention against terrorism and other criminal activities. At least that is what a big banner tells you; "We are fighting terrorism". It means every time you enter the country they take a picture and fingerprints.

After getting through these checks out of the people waiting at the excit somebody came dancingly running at me, Yuya.

The view from my balcony, between Yuya and the other building mount Hiei

Egypt

view from the guesthouse

I had meant to write here about Japan. But because it was cheaper and I had never visited Egypt before I first went on a flight to Cairo. I stayed in a Japanese guesthouse were I made a friend, Yuki, together we went to see Gizeh and some other spots together.

The big one