And they're off

The air in the President Aoyama Hotel is filled with breathless anticipation as the Japan study trip officially kicks off today. We say breathless, since fear of the Noro virus (a vicious flu) means that each and every breath here may be our last. Masks may soon be the order of the day for the GSBers. Jet lag and exhaustion has not dampened our spirits, as a number of early arrivers have already canvassed the Tokyo social scene and left a Godzilla-like path of bacchanalia.

Tomorrow we begin our meetings in earnest, as we head off to the IRCJ (Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan), NTT DoCoMo, Livedoor, Sony and LVMH Japan . . . whew. We look forward to serving our readers with enthusiasm, spirit, and a touch of humor. As they say in Tokyo, saio nara!