This kind of spelling mistake is not at all uncommon, but seeing it on a big, official, and probably expensive sign in Fukuoka airport makes it blog-worthy, I think.

09:24

Ebisu. Sitting at my desk in office. I realize that I am in real danger of missing my 10:30 flight.

10:12

The train pulls into Haneda Airport.

10:14

The self-service check-in machine refuses to issue a boarding pass. It can only do so until twenty minutes before departure.

10:16

I receive a boarding pass at the ANA counter. They tell me that there is no need for me to hurry. I keep on running anyway.

10:18

The security check is very smooth, a welcome change from how things went on our US trip, where we were selected for the supposedly random special screening process on every single leg of all our flights.

10:20

Arrive at the gate for boarding, which should have started right then. However, the plane is a little late itself.

10:30

Boarding starts.

10:35

I am in my seat.

The three most interesting items in the duty free catalog:

• A very cool, but totally over-priced Godzilla-vs-Mothra Hawaiian shirt.
• A special Lego set with an ANA plane complete with crew and passengers.
• Official FIFA World Cup T-shirts that spell Laipzig with an a.