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There is the weekly forecast of the weather and temperatures for next week. It is not that hot, but what it does not show is the humidity. It is very wet here in Japan.

After 10 hours on DELTA 183 from Seattle to Kansai, I arrived in Japan yesterday. It was (still is) cloudy and the temperature is less than 80F (27C). It is very comfortable for Japan. This morning I am hearing cicadas ... that is very typical of Japanese summer. I will stay in the Kansai (western part of Japan) this week...

Today is the first day of the summer and longest daylight of the year.

It was a beautiful morning. The typhoon No.2 is approaching Japan from the southwest. The rain will start tonight.

I think this is the last of cherry blossoms we see this year. The weather had been very bad, so I did not enjoy cherry blossoms as usual. Now the weather is better, my allergy are blossoming. You can not win either way.

I think today was the best day so far this year. I hope this will continue tomorrow. Mt. Rainier looked so close today.

The count up clock above shows the time since the first earthquake in Japan. Our prayers are with people in Japan. PSPINC will start Japan Relief Red Cross Donation Matching tomorrow. Please check http://www.pspinc.com tomorrow.

It is very depressing to see this much rain. I wish I were somewhere warm and sunny.

This picture was taken just after sunset tonight. When there is enough light, taking a picture of the moon is not too difficult. I am using Olympus SLR camera with 600mm lens.