Golden Week 2008 (ゴールデンウィーク 2008)
Last week and the first half of this week is Golden Week in Japan, connecting about 4-5 different holidays into one big long one. April 29th is Showa (the previous emperor) Day, May 3rd is Constitution Day, May 4th is Greenery Day, and May 5th is Children’s Day. May 1, May Day, also slips in there, though I don’t think it’s an official public holiday. As usual, because everyone vacations at the same time, traffic is horrible.
Don’t expect to get quick answers back from your Japanese partners and friends until after this Wednesday (May 7th).