Cal Ripken is on a State Department-sponsored trip to Japan as a baseballcultural ambassador. He's blogging about the experience. Here is his most recent entry:

Well our journey to Japan is just about over and I wanted to thank all of you who have followed along through my blog, photos and videos. We had fun chronicling the trip and I hope that you enjoyed seeing what we were up to.In many ways we are all happy to be heading home, but in many ways we are sad to go. The Japanese people are very special. The strength and honor that they have demonstrated as they work through the tragedy of March 11 is remarkable. They are a very friendly people who love their baseball just like us.To read more, click here.