Riding Sun
Current events, motorcycles, and more, from a New Yorker in Tokyo



Don't bring a Taser to a gunfight (Nov 9)
Via Fark, the Associated Press reports:...


How to feel old (Nov 8)
Go to YouTube, find a video of a band from the 80's or 90's, and read all the comments from kids who are hearing them for the first time....


They can take mine from my cold dead hands (Oct 30)
CLEVELAND, OHIO (Rooters) — If reculsive artist Bill Watterson has his way, it will soon become illegal to own copies of his beloved Calvin & Hobbes comic strips — and even...


Keep on walkin' (Aug 28)
This prank is pure awesome:...


It's only a flesh wound (Aug 14)
Via Fark, the Daily Telegraph reports on a true hardcore biker:...


Thanks for the tip (Aug 10)
From the eHow.com article, "How to Have a Lion Dance at a Chinese Wedding":...


The wedding as horrific Nazi ritual (Aug 5)
Did you know that the Bridal Chorus (you know, the "Here Comes the Bride" music) is not usually played at Jewish weddings — because it was composed by Richard Wagner, a...


Ugly Americans (Jul 30)
If you think Americans are provincial and ignorant of other cultures, these Amazon.com customer reviews of Planet Earth will do little to change your mind:...