it's raining in Brooklyn, too. I went on a long (ish, at least in terms of time, not so much distance) bus trip to get the new Pokemon DS game with my son. But it's probably not so new in Japan.

Hmmm, I think acnes/breakouts are mostly hormonal. Mine went away while I was pregnant and then came back afterward and I used Pro Activ which is widely available in in the US, I don't know about elsewhere. But here's the site: http://www.proactiv.com/

It worked really well for me. The older I get the more people tell me what great skin I have. But it was hell beforehand.