Giles and Alex hit Japan - May 2026

[Giles]

Happy Wednesday....

[phoenixinflight]

Looking like some great weather! The Seto is such a beautiful sight. I hope to return to Kojima eventually. How is the Japanese language aspect of things for you two? Excited to hear what developments come out of this trip for IH.

[Matt]

Has @Alex been translating for you guys?

[Alex]

[Alex]

@Matt not overly needed when we’re with Sarina, but has pulled my weight a couple of times

[Giles]

Cultural interlude

[Giles]

Lunch

[Matt]

I’m happy to do the translating while you guys are here.

[Matt]

[Oaktavia]

@Matt we pronouce "Wabash" as "Wabaeyesh"

[jordanscollected]

@Giles my favorite part is the greasy parchment and old ass sheet pans in that cafe they happily display on. They’ve made a roll or 2 thousand.

[Giles]

H has been dropping hints for ages that he really likes the deck that @Bailey made for the IHUK office. So he made him one of his own.

[Giles]

H made it to the office before me and @Alex this morning.....

[Giles]

Our car is quite so on-brand

[jimcord]

So very fit!

[jimcord]

Giles, Since you like quality watches….Just curious…….are the prices of Grand Seiko’s set world wide or is there a yen/us dollar benefit?

[Giles]

Way cheaper here......This was at least 40% less than US retail.....And the Yen is weaker now than when I bought it.

https://search.rakuten.co.jp/search/mall/grand+seiko/

[Alex]

[NomadCrow]

@Alex Is this the Iron Heart museum? Where pieces are stored for preservation and safe-keeping?

[Alex]

Indeed