There are too many cool places in this world to stick to a single locale. Trotting the globe is the enduring goal of the Sakebomb Squad, and our most recent advancement in this direction has been the acquisition of office/living space in Tokyo, Japan: a brand new 3 story townhouse, shared with Hen Graphic Design and Ozz On clothing, located in Tomigaya, a 5-10 minute walk to Yoyogi Park, Shibuya, and Harajuku.

It's fucking wonderful. Highlights of the space include a roof deck (where these pictures were taken), a super-tech intercom/camera/security system (that works really well, as we found out when I accidentally pushed the call button one morning, and 3 minutes later 15 security guards, policemen, and detectives jumped the fence and came banging on the door- it was horrifying), and an even more super-tech Yamaha bathroom with digital motorized robot toilets that heat up, clean your ass, vibrate, do dishes, and all other kinds of shit that we haven't yet figured out, primarily because we can't read all of the buttons.

Not that such deficiencies deter us in the least. Despite our current inability to speak the language, we have faith that Sakebomb Japan will prove both financially and spiritually fulfilling. Japan is primed for a serious internet explosion, and we are going to be at the epicenter. Quoth Fortune magazine: "In December i-mode phones with color screens went on sale, and new mobile phones have small cameras in them to record images for transmission. Within a year broadband services under a standard called WCDMA will offer download speeds three to five times faster access than what millions of American PC users now enjoy [...] If you thought Japan in the 1980s was mighty, wait till you see the post-Internet version." We've already established relations with DoCoMo, which has a mobile-phone subscriber base approaching 30 million, with $35 billion in profits last year. We are devloping under their i-mode service, concurring with our existing development under the WAP specifications for American and European cellular internet services. Very exciting.

Of course, the GSBN includes a host of Japanese superstars, and we hope to work with them in our international escapades; honing our ambassadorial skills, developing resources and creating alliances. Meanwhile, we run laptops and cable lines, banging out our usual American jobs, and stagger the streets of Tokyo at night. The ramen is hot, the beer is cold, the sake is sometimes hot and sometimes cold, and we're getting the band back together to rock out in the park on weekends. It's on. Kanpai.

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