In the news

Aside from all the fabulous Japanese things that make Japan a wonderful place to visit (good food, friendly people, beautiful shrines and temples, bustling city life, and tons of fun shopping districts), I've also enjoyed watching the Japanese version of CNN (called CNNj) while in the hotel. It's somewhat different from the CNN International we get in Basel. I suppose because of the time zone difference they are able to show some live coverage of American shows on CNNj. While I've learned to appreciate the non-USA focused news coverage on CNN International and have actually learned a lot about parts of the world that I never would have heard about at home, it's been fun to watch American Morning with Soledad O'Brien and Bill Hemmer, Inside Politics with Judy Woodruff (which is on right now) and even to see a little Lou Dobbs and Anderson Cooper while in Japan. It's good to have a little taste of home! I've had enough, however, of the Martha Stewart and Michael Jackson stories...