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Why would an English teacher need to take a business trip? That's the first question I would ask upon reading the above title. Has my company gotten so powerful that I'm now flying around the country just to teach? read more »
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This is why I love blogs - you don't get this sort of thing in the travel magazines (possibly in "Gourmet" once in a while) Ken gives us a personal tour of the Hokkaido markets - mmm mmm all that salmon and crab - not sure about the tachi though... read more »
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What a cool idea - use Hokkaido's winter snow to help keep the airport cool in the summer thereby reducing energy consumption. read more »
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My buddy Ben's rundown of a little teacher gathering in Yoyogi this past Sunday. It was lots of fun! Yoyogi is definitely the place to be on Sunday. read more »
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There are two types of Saury; fresh saury and Seito Blue Fin Saury ! What you are looking at is a brand name saury that was fished 33 km off of the coast of Kushiro . It cost me a fortune to have shipped here.

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This summer, thousands of people here on Hokkaido island switched to daylight saving time with the idea that they would start work an hour earlier and get off in time to enjoy the long summer evenings. But thousands of others here didn't make the switch. read more »
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Made in China clothing is so last year, today's hot look is Made in Prison clothing. How hot are the aprons emblazoned with the Hakodate Juvenile Prison logo? Well, over 5,300 have been sold and inmates can't keep up with demand. read more »
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The good guys down at The Tokyo University of Agriculture have come up with a way of combining your daily intake of calcium and also getting a beer in while you’re at it.

Bilk is a low-malt beer made by the TUA in their industrial faculty using fresh milk from Nakashibetsu Cho that is an eminent read more »
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