1st question: is it true every car produced in Japan has some sort of chip that won't let it exceed about 110 mph? I can't remember where I heard this, but damn if I'll live in a country where I can't metal it on the open highway....
2nd question: what do you do in Sapporo? Are you a teacher? There will always be a high demand for teachers here in the second largest school district in the United States.
Look, I'd say "Come home" as well, but the fact is, we've got a pretty nasty recession going on here in SoCal.