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My parents arrived in Japan this morning from England. Fortunately not suffering from jetlag, we embarked on a shopping trip to Osaka city centre, got stuck on a newly opened ferris wheel which just after crossing the highest point mysteriously started to go back up again. My mother insists on speaking high-speed English to mystified Japanese waiters whilst pressing empty bottles into their hands. Nonetheless she has ingested green tea, squid and seaweed without too much fuss. My dad is also doing well being the older model of the quaisi family human food dustbin.

Quote of the day is from my mum with, “I`ve got yen Simon!” Yes you do.