Son of Mike Invades Tokyo

Bing, son of blogger and politico Mike Haubrich, has just arrived in Japan where he will spend several months assisting in a linguistic research project in the Greater Tokyo Metro area. And hopefully getting around the country a bit to see some cool stuff.

He's got a web site tracking his trip here.

Please note that there is a little donation button on that site. I think he's short of cash.

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