
Good trip to Japan. Got to spend some time with Kouji Yanagida, our newest AdSense manager and one of my brightest stars, Lavina. We even got to have a the best Sushi - EVER - with Uchiyama who is literally one of the top 5 collectors of Polaroids in the world and planning a museum in his new 8-room house.
Looks like AdSense Japan is in good hands between steady and ever-present Uchiyama, Lavina, and now Kouji. Google Japan has some exciting plans and are poised to have what I believe will be a breakout year, as we continue to gain search share on Yahoo!.

Enjoy a few pictures - one of Google Japan's sign and one of my Thursday night dinner.
Not to worry, t tasted a million times better than it looks.
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