Ever wonder why you have to show your ID just to ENTER Narita? Read this 30 year old TIME article to learn about the circumstances that led to today's tight security.
Also of note:
-Today's Japanese protesters are a shadow of their forebearers. Seriously, emerging from a manhole, climbing up the side of the air control tower and seizing it? That sounds like the plot to a Bruckheimer movie.
-Like father like son. The Fukuda's apparently have a long family tradition of public failure.
-Still waiting on that bullet train to Narita. At least we don't have to get there 4 hours before check-in though..
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Also of note:
-Today's Japanese protesters are a shadow of their forebearers. Seriously, emerging from a manhole, climbing up the side of the air control tower and seizing it? That sounds like the plot to a Bruckheimer movie.
-Like father like son. The Fukuda's apparently have a long family tradition of public failure.
-Still waiting on that bullet train to Narita. At least we don't have to get there 4 hours before check-in though..
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Obviously he has mental issues. Too bad even his own Embassy won't assist him....Ok. I'm shutting down. ;-(...:: jaw drops ::...And he said this is just from his Japanese-language Amazon account. (for the...The first column is page views (I would guess) so that's from 661 thousand page...There was a similar case two years ago when a police sergeant drove to work drunk,...Takes one to know one....I don't know what they're called, but you put them in your boots to make them stand...And here's that follow-up post:
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Very cool summary of what went on there.
Odd how the article mentions the pitfalls of being 40km away from the city center given that most new airports are following that trend.
I randomly thought about this the other day and wondered why...
This was fascinating! I had no idea about this. I remember watching videos of farmers who were up in arms about Narita, but wow. Really interesting read.