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Ch…ch…ch…ch… Changes!
Made a few changes to the website over the past 24 hours, and hopefully it will make for a more enjoyable experience for everyone.  They’....
29 Aug 5:02 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Beautiful Shinjuku Photography from Chris Willson
I saw these photos a few days ago and I knew as soon as they were published online I just had to link across to them.  The photographer in ....
29 Aug 10:00 am  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Politician Working Hard to Ruin US-Japan Relations
Read this story at work and couldn’t stop laughing for a few minutes.  The story revolves around Ichiro Ozawa (see right), former LDP pol....
28 Aug 8:13 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Discovering Scuba Diving at Cape Maeda
For the first time in a while I have some diving to report, and for the first time in even longer, some dive instruction.  Last weekend I w....
27 Aug 10:19 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
New Clutch, Flywheel & short shifter in the RX-7
Well huge props to ImaKethings and MJR for help with the clutch swap.  Am confident that without them I’d still be looking up at the tran....
15 Aug 9:04 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Dive Instructor Killed in Okinawa by Stonefish Sting
Sad news to report in this update, from the hot and humid shores of Okinawa.  On Thursday a 58-year old Okinawan dive instructor was killed....
7 Aug 11:19 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Taken: Motivating me into Action
Summer is well and truly here in Okinawa, with the temperatures rising and the sun shining.  Checked the weather report at 9am this morning....
25 Jul 9:19 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Public Service Announcement Regarding Cars
Public Service Announcement: If your brake rotor looks like this it is not a good sign: You can also play “spot the messed up wheel space....
4 Jul 8:45 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hayaku: Some Breathtaking Photography
Saw this link about half an hour ago posted up in a forum I frequent, and as soon as I watched the presentation I knew I had to post it up o....
21 Jun 9:59 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Project Washing Machine is Finally Road Legal
It’s been a long time coming, but I drove my 1991 FC3S RX-7 home today from the garage after being inspected and registered.  Yes, I am f....
16 Jun 10:54 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Bit of a Scare!
Picture the scene.  It’s about 1am and I’ve recently managed to get my RX-7 idling perfectly.  The clutch master cylinder is rebuilt a....
13 Jun 2:40 am  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Huge Breakthrough on the RX-7
Apologies for the godawful attempt at a play on words in the title.  It’s almost 1am and it’s all I could think of so please forgive me....
5 Jun 10:19 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
How Jealous am I?
About a week or so ago, I was chatting to my sister on the phone. She told me she’d been somewhere I would be very jealous of, but would ....
22 May 9:47 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
RX-7 Teetering on the Brink
I think after all this working on my car, I am just a boost/vacuum leak away from it running right.  I used an air tank and a boost leak ch....
19 May 8:00 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Okinawan Protest Draws Far Fewer than Quoted by Media
I hate being right all the time!  OK, so those who know me well know that you should read “all the time” as “once every blue moon”,....
18 May 11:17 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yukio Hatoyama: Fashion Guru
While Yukio Hatoyama isn’t really doing much in the way of changing Japanese politics (despite his declarations of change in the run up to....
14 May 10:35 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Holy Negative Camber, Batman!
Japan is a land of wonder.  Living here you see the good, you see the bad and sometimes you see the downright crazy.  Like this guy seen d....
4 May 10:13 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Only in Okinawa…
Living in Okinawa (or indeed anywhere in Japan) means you are subject to seeing more than a few crazy things.  But Okinawa seems to have a ....
3 May 8:39 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Okinawa’s full of Sexual Terrorists!
Some of you might have seen on the news or read that there was a mass protest here in Okinawa last weekend about the continued US military p....
1 May 12:00 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Work Continues on the RX-7
The old adage that “No news is good news” doesn’t really apply here.  Work is continuing on the RX-7 but am not getting much closer t....
30 Apr 7:57 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Final Destination: the remake
Work and other things have me pretty worn out at the end of the day which is why I haven’t posted a huge amount in recent times.  But whe....
17 Apr 10:24 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Washing Machine Lives!
“Baby steps.”  That’s what my mate has kept saying as I’ve been troubleshooting my new ride, a 1991 Mazda FC3S RX-7.  I’ve been ....
7 Apr 9:38 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Okinawan Team in High School Baseball Final
Walked into work this afternoon to find about 8 Japanese staff members crowded around a TV.  They were all watching Okinawa’s Konan High ....
2 Apr 9:10 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Project Washing Machine revealed
Since Project Washing Machine was first mentioned a few days ago, anticipation has been building and the questions have come thick and fast.....
23 Mar 9:41 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Okinawa Hit by China Dust
Woke up this morning to find a haze over the hills in Southern Okinawa.  Put it down to a little cooler air and some mist to start the day.....
21 Mar 9:39 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Coming soon… Project Washing Machine
This one is being kept a little close to my chest with only a select few people knowing about it.  It’s a new personal project that I’m....
18 Mar 11:51 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nukes in Japan… they’re “Regrettable”
Another world news story involving Japan hit the streets in the past 24 hours and made me smile.  As soon as I read the headline “Japan c....
10 Mar 8:53 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Doctor in Okinawa Decides the Diving Rules Should Change
I heard about this a couple of weeks ago but only found the story recently.  It not something I wanted to comment on without seeing myself ....
2 Mar 8:17 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Magnitude 7 Earthquake Strikes Okinawan Coast
This morning at 5:31am there was a huge earthquake which struck 80km east of Naha, and around 29km underground.  It was classified as a mag....
27 Feb 8:55 am  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Few Photos From a 60s Bar in Naha
Been pretty busy with work recently and so haven’t had as much time as I’d liked to write here.  But it’s Sunday morning and I woke u....
14 Feb 8:35 am  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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