((brava)) You are probably right that he won't ask you about Japan. It's either denial or he is just so full of himself that he doesn't know how to care about another person.
That picture on his profile with a girl, he knew you would see it, wouldn't it have been odder that you didn't ask? I don't think you were dumb at all, you just relocated half way across the world to spend a year in a new country. Cut yourself some slack girl!
PINKphone? that sounds very girly.
I asked my H if he had time for lunch today. In the past he would have vehemently said NO without a hesitation. He actually thought about it for a few seconds and then said no. It was soooooooo much softer. The little things that keep me going, jeesh.
Keep in touch whenever you can. Thrive in your new environment!
Live your life while you are still living. Riding the trail less traveled.