http://www.ridingsun.com/ Current events, motorcycles, and more, from a New Yorker in Tokyo en-us 2007-11-09T08:11+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1194595093.shtml Via Fark, the Associated Press reports:... GaijinBiker 2007-11-09T07:11+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1194520557.shtml Go to YouTube, find a video of a band from the 80's or 90's, and read all the comments from kids who are hearing them for the first time.... GaijinBiker 2007-11-08T11:11+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1193757866.shtml CLEVELAND, OHIO (Rooters) — If reculsive artist Bill Watterson has his way, it will soon become illegal to own copies of his beloved Calvin & Hobbes comic strips — and even... GaijinBiker 2007-10-30T15:10+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1188300167.shtml This prank is pure awesome:... GaijinBiker 2007-08-28T11:08+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1187076720.shtml Via Fark, the Daily Telegraph reports on a true hardcore biker:... GaijinBiker 2007-08-14T07:08+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1186716877.shtml From the eHow.com article, "How to Have a Lion Dance at a Chinese Wedding":... GaijinBiker 2007-08-10T03:08+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1186319724.shtml Did you know that the Bridal Chorus (you know, the "Here Comes the Bride" music) is not usually played at Jewish weddings — because it was composed by Richard Wagner, a... GaijinBiker 2007-08-05T13:08+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1185773468.shtml If you think Americans are provincial and ignorant of other cultures, these Amazon.com customer reviews of Planet Earth will do little to change your mind:... GaijinBiker 2007-07-30T10:07+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1184899070.shtml Ezra Klein is puzzled by American vacation habits:... GaijinBiker 2007-07-20T02:07+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1184230821.shtml Japanese company Toto makes the Washlet, a robo-toilet that sprays a jet of water to cleanse your nether regions and then dries you off, making toilet paper virtually unnecessary. I... GaijinBiker 2007-07-12T09:07+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1184048121.shtml Ladies and gentlemen, the inimitable Danny Choo:... GaijinBiker 2007-07-10T06:07+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1184030533.shtml The New York Times reports on the first recorded instance of a rider being saved by Honda's airbag-equipped Goldwing (which I blogged about here):... GaijinBiker 2007-07-10T01:07+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1183708340.shtml Aseel al-Omari is a self-described "close friend" of Mohammed Asha, a suspect arrested in connection with last week's failed terrorist attack on Glasgow Airport in Scotland.... GaijinBiker 2007-07-06T07:07+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1183605949.shtml I can't wait to see the big showdown between Optimus Prime and Megatron.... GaijinBiker 2007-07-05T03:07+00:00 http://www.ridingsun.com/posts/1183530290.shtml The Associated Press brings us another sweet, sweet story about the Chinese government freaking out at the realization that it can't perfectly control the media — especially the media of... GaijinBiker 2007-07-04T06:07+00:00