NB: Some of my earliest blogs no longer have their accompanying images but enjoy the copy! Or should that title be ‘The many eyepatches of Date Masamune’? Ha ha ha! *ahem* Ever noticed how there seem to be a lot of good-looking men in Japanese TV series and video games- specifically, young handsome samurai? I … Continue reading
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Interview with Benjamin Martin – Japan blogger and author!
NB: Some of my earliest blogs no longer have their accompanying images but enjoy the copy! I caught up recently with fellow Japan blogger and soon to be published author Benjamin Martin. Ben is on the JET Programme in Okinawa and writes a culture blog called More Things Japanese. He’s also got his first novel … Continue reading
Send Sophie to Japan: Blog to Japan competition entry
NB: Some of my earliest blogs no longer have their accompanying images but enjoy the copy! Here it is, the fruit of my labours for the past few weeks. This is my blog entry for Inside Japan Tour’s Blog to Japan competition, which coincides with the tour group’s 12 year anniversary. Entrants have to present … Continue reading
Week 17: Happy New Year!
NB: Some of my earliest blogs no longer have their accompanying images but enjoy the copy! How was your Christmas? Eat too much? Drink too much? Watch TV too much? Play charades too much? Tis the season, so this week’s blog is all about New Year! ALSO – If you’re an artist, please check out … Continue reading
Week 14: Okaeri!
NB: Some of my earliest blogs no longer have their accompanying images but enjoy the copy! Welcome home! Sort of . . . Perhaps this isn’t home but I didn’t know how to say ‘the blog is ressurected’ in Japanese! Due to a mixture of heavy workload, illness and having other articles to write (which … Continue reading
Week 13
NB: Some of my earliest blogs no longer have their accompanying images but enjoy the copy! We’re back to the regular feature structure! I hope you enjoyed the last two weeks, as they were done completely differently due to workload and events I happened to go to. I will also be doing a special report … Continue reading
Week 10: Recommendation Week!
NB: Some of my earliest blogs no longer have their accompanying images but enjoy the copy! I thought that it might be nice to refer readers to some of the Japanese organisations and people that have been following me on Twitter and vice versa by mentioning them in this week’s features! Incidentally, if you have … Continue reading
Week 9: And the winner is…
NB: Some of my earliest blogs no longer have their accompanying images but enjoy the copy! The results are in and a winner has been drawn! Thank you to everyone who entered the art competition and do keep your eyes peeled as I plan to do more competitions in the later weeks. Anyway, here is … Continue reading
Week 7: Competition time!
NB: Some of my earliest blogs no longer have their accompanying images but enjoy the copy! If it’s your first week coming across this blog, I’d like to direct you to this ten second quiz about a UK-Japan magazine. As you can see, I am doing some ongoing market research and it all depends on … Continue reading
Week 3
NB: Some of my earliest blogs no longer have their accompanying images but enjoy the copy! It’s been a rather interesting week for Japan and, hopefully, you as well! In my Japanese lesson this week, I picked up some pretty useful phrases to use when you’re visiting a friend’s house… Now I just need to … Continue reading
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