International Herald Tribune In Japan, where this picture was taken, at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku, it's comforting to be able to hear about what is going on back home. It's easy to be absorbed by the different culture, not here, but just about anywhere if it's not home, in the US. I woke up early this morning, waiting for Julie and Loktin to call me from the other room to grab breakfast. Hoy wasn't waking up any time soon.