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Hi guys, here at last is the post for November Blog Matsuri. Apologies for the tardiness. If anyone's post does not appear please do email me and I will update the post - there were issues with the blog carnival thingy. I'll still be off the edge of the world for a bit but I promise to update wit read more »
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Foreigners are all in this together, but does that mean we have to be friends? read more »
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Green Eyed Geisha's take on the Times article entitled "Japanese say good bye to Western playboys". read more »
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People everywhere will tell you that moving to another country for any length of time is one of the most difficult things that someone can do in their life. While this may be true for some people, many others can find the experience to be incredibly enjoyable. That said, regardless of whether someo read more »
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Man looses two fingers on the job. Man sues for more compensation. Man is told his complaint is invalid because he signed documents he could not read. Has the law failed him? I'm of the opinion that yes, it has. read more »
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Ampontan has recovered around a thousand postings from a Tokyo-based English-language site called TWICS. The comments are from 1993-94, a time when most people didn't even know what the internet was! The topic "You know you've been in Japan too long when..." was started by a German member named read more »
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Japan Probe highlights an article from The Daily Yomiuri regarding how the problem is not with the word "gaijin" but it's redundant use in conversation. read more »
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Tokyo has shown me what I could never learn about myself in West Virginia. I am different from most people. read more »
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Teaching ESL in Japan is a cakewalk, but if you're not a teacher by trade, it's not always particularly fulfilling. This post is about yearning to feel like yourself while living abroad. The scene: my friend's shamisen concert. Bonus: more embarrassing gaijin mistakes. read more »
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Okay the topic is up - let the floods begin!! I'm challenging everyone to get a little personal this month but there is an alternative further down the post if you don't want to share... read more »
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Mainstream newspaper article about foreigners and discrimination translated from Japanese. With cartoon. read more »
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On the train, walking down the street, sitting in a bar -- why is it that foreigners (okay, White People) go so far out of their way to avoid each other in Japan?
Adamu from Mutantfrog takes an alternative approach to try and explain this phenomenon. read more »
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A survey on your image of Kansai. I got sent the URL at work with a request that I fill it in, but I got halfway then stalled from boredom!

If you're made of sterner stuff than me, feel free to have a go. read more »
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