Chemical attack drills held in Yokosuka

6 weeks and 4 days to go.

This is getting slightly worrying.

" YOKOSUKA � Local defense and police personnel, and U.S. Navy firefighters stationed at Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, took part Tuesday in drills involving simulated chemical attacks by terrorists. "

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http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=246569

What the hell, you can not live for ever. The only difference between Japan and Northern ireland is the lower risk of being killed by terriosts and the type of weapon used.

My view on life is a simple one.

"If you are alive, you are alive. If you die, you nolonger give a damn if you ever did."

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6 weeks and 5 days to go.

Just received word that there is currently 8 people including myself booked on the tour and they expect to have another 4 people by the time the tour commences.

I will be booking a mobile phone to use while on holiday. The mobile phone rental is a flat rate of �35 for upto a month which includes 3,200 Yen (about �17.11) of calling credit.

The cost of internationl calls is 72 Yen per minute, so I will have 44 minutes to start with.

It's a pay as you go so all I have to do is buy more top up cards when needed. Better than renting one using a credit card. This way I know how much it is going to cost and won't have the possibility of error in the cost of usage.

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Is this good news or not.

I am going to Japan in 7 weeks time.

Threat of missile attack from North Korea and now this.

Did I pick a good time or not to go?

Extract from japan today

http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=246156

Friday, January 17, 2003 at 17:30 JST

TOKYO � The Japan Meteorological Agency and its volcanic research panel plan to increase the number of volcanoes under surveillance from the current 86 to 108, sources close to the discussions said Friday.

An official decision on the increase will be made at a meeting Tuesday of the Coordination Committee for the Prediction of Volcanic Eruptions, they said. (Kyodo News)

Fried by nuke attack or volcanoe

I do have the most odd time to pick a holiday.

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