Hello everyone, and a  warm welcome to my web site. I hope to make this particular page a mixture of business and pleasure just like my home/office in Tokyo.  Rich's Corner is a chance for me to interact with my friends, contacts and anyone else who would like to get in touch. Check back here to find out what's going on, news, updates, recommended sites and anything I have time and inspiration to write. As a positive opening message, here are my ambitions for 2005: Write my second book, entitled "In Search of Solitude" Improve my Japanese and learn more kanji! Get fit and visit Hokkaido, Okinawa and Australia Please feel free to email me with questions or comments. If you want to learn even more about me and daily life in Japan, check out my BLOG page. Thanks and Mata Ne Rich Mort  Here are a few of my favourite sites:   http://news.bbc.co.uk My link to home and the world. An amazingly good site.   http://gprime.net/video.php/robotdance Think you know dancing? Watch this, you've seen nothing yet. Unbelievable!   www.google.com No intro needed for this stellar search engine.   www.bento.com The Tokyo Food Page is great for finding nice eateries in Tokyo.   www.soccernet.com I am British, I love footy!   www.ritzcarlton.com/hotels/osaka/ My second home when I go to Kansai and my favourite hotel in Japan.   www.ana.co.jp/asw/index.jsp My favourite airline, nothing to do with the nice crew (!)   www.onmarkproductions.com Web ace who designed NativeChecker.com I can't leave this link out! His site includes a photo gallery of Japanese Buddhist sculpture for those of you interested in Japan's many deities. For more Japan-related links by the onmark team, click here.