Shortly after Tod & I arrived in Japan, we saw a big billboard with a digital display counting down the number of days remaining until the 2002 World Cup. It was a lot of days in the future, why should anyone care?

In Shibuya this week, I noted a sign counting down the days to the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture. It’s 1000 days from now. So what? When it rolls around, will we head out to Aichi to see it? Will we be caught up in the excitement of a big, international event in our backyard?

I’m not sure. But I’ve got to go prepare snacks now. The World Cup final kicks off in a little while. Posted by kuri at June 30, 2002 04:47 PM