Whether ‘The Front Of Armament’ has any particular meaning I don’t know, but it certainly looks the business.
Archives for August 2005
Concrete conformity
Tokyo or Tallahassee, it doesn’t seem to make any difference.
Except perhaps the price.
Tranquil time out #5
Most shrines sell these small wooden tablets, upon which wishes and hopes are written by worshipers; then left behind for the gods to (hopefully) grant.
Personally I asked for the ability to take better pictures, but it appears there must be a backlog…
Sign of the times
A partner is merely one of the options available in this building.
If you have the money — or indeed the inclination — you can probably get pretty much anything you desire. And then some.
Company claustrophobia
For Bridgestone Tire employees, there is plenty of affordable (although admittedly not exactly inspiring) accommodation close to work.
So near in fact, that by simply crossing the road they will be outside the factory gates.
Then after a hard day of tire related toil, they can de-stress by popping over to the nearby Bridgestone Sports Club for a spot of tennis. Or perhaps a dip in the pool.
By which time these dedicated employees will be thoroughly worn out, and really not in the mood for cooking. Which fortunately is not a problem, as right across the road is the Bridgestone Restaurant and Bar. A handy place to relax and talk about the fascinating world of tires and rubber.
All very convenient I’m sure you’ll agree. Yet a lifestyle that must be suffocating beyond belief.
Pick up a penguin
Amid all the furore concerning Japan’s scientific whale hunting and the introduction of blubber burgers in some restaurants, the nation’s penchant for penguin might just go unnoticed.
Ok, I’ll admit that the restaurant/bar doesn’t actually serve penguin — at least not that I’m aware of — but it does claim to have one of the comical and flightless birds on the premises.
For what reason is anybodies guess.