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Sakura Time!

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April is here (or half way done already by the time I’m writing this) and with that Japan has burst out into cherry blossom mania. The blooming of cherry blo...

Driving Trials and Tribulations

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Driving in Japan is an exercise in patience. First you need to go through what seems like a million miles of red tape just to get your license. Afterwards co...

Do You Still Use Your Tablet?

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Recently my friend Craig posted over on his blog how he’d stopped using his Android tablet after a while and was wondering whether other people have experien...

Friday Ramblings

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It just struck me today that in a few months I’ll be entering my fifth year as a JET ALT this coming July.

Closing Out the School Year

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Last week saw me finish off my last two classes for the academic year with the students getting ready to take their final tests and then have a short break b...