It’s snowing today in Hakata, Kyushu, and the weather is cold and windy. Of course, this doesn’t stop most Japanese girls from strutting around in short skirts; some look like they’re about to freeze to death.

We warmed up with a nice bowl of Hakata ramen noodles. This is one of the “must-eats” around these parts and we like them so much we had them yesterday too. (A different type, though.)

Now we’re waiting for our next train, to Yufuin. Happy new year!

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Tokyo's utter lack of WiFi hotspots is a constant thorn in the side of wired warriors, but here's a list of spots you can actually find some signal to mooch.

Mobile phone giant NTT Docomo and Tokyo taxi service Tokyo Musen have teamed up to provide that rarest of things in Tokyo -- free Wi-Fi.

Some 820 Tokyo taxis have been installed with the technology on a trial basis until the end of March 2011 and 100 of the taxis also have PSP Go devices on board so that users can play games while going for a ride.

The trial aims to find out what the demand is for Wi-Fi while on the go, and could see the service expand after March.