Thanks for posting this link, Mark.
The DXpedition participants also received WPTX-1690  and WRDW-1680, 
the latter before Hokkaido sunset.
These are major DX, even if their night time powers were being uh, unobserved.
best wishes,
Nick
At 05:38 2019-01-25, Mark Connelly via IRCA wrote:

Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 05:38:06 +0000 (UTC)
From: Mark Connelly <markwa1ion@aol.com>

1030 WBZ Boston, MA received in Japan
Salt water heading NW from Hull, MA transmitter site definitely 
helps the "get-out-ability."

https://eureka-fumi.blogspot.com/2019/01/comparison-of-wbz-news-radio-1030.html?fbclid=IwAR1zjb--aeI8vyXZ_nsO-XA6FKrRJqnOXJzfxIW4Y8-aqP5r2aqz5ZqO-Wo
Mark Connelly, WA1IONSouth Yarmouth, MA