Archive for June, 2010

The Japanese Way of Cycling

Monday, June 28th, 2010

A small black circle of chewing gum pressed into the carpet in the Heathrow disembarkation tunnel heralded our arrival back in the UK from Japan. It marked a stark contrast.  Japan must be one of the cleanest countries I’ve ever visited.
From the outside Japan appears to be an ideal society. It is orderly, well-maintained and [...]