Japan-Four Archive

  • In case you’re wondering about the title (yeah, even if you weren’t, you are now), it’s a quote from George W Bush off a bushlexia page, which is quite humorous. I even fired up my del.icio.us bookmarks so I could add them. There you have it. I thought I should...

    We are making steadfast progress

    In case you’re wondering about the title (yeah, even if you weren’t, you are now), it’s a quote from George W Bush off a bushlexia page, which is quite humorous. I even fired up my del.icio.us bookmarks so I could add them. There you have it. I thought I should...

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  • I have been informed by the friendly staff of the international centre that I do not exist. There is no such student as Daniel Price. There is however a Danikoru. Basically, I made a mistake when I was filling in my application form for Himeji Dokkyo- I spelt my name...

    I do not exist

    I have been informed by the friendly staff of the international centre that I do not exist. There is no such student as Daniel Price. There is however a Danikoru. Basically, I made a mistake when I was filling in my application form for Himeji Dokkyo- I spelt my name...

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  • For the last week, which happened to be golden week, I’ve been pissed off. That is, I’ve been steadily above a 5 on the pissed-off-meter. It’s a bit like the chicken and the egg situation, as I think I inadvertently created a feedback loop where the more pissed off I...

    Culture Shock

    For the last week, which happened to be golden week, I’ve been pissed off. That is, I’ve been steadily above a 5 on the pissed-off-meter. It’s a bit like the chicken and the egg situation, as I think I inadvertently created a feedback loop where the more pissed off I...

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  • It’s bug season. The sakura blossoms have all fallen away, replaced by bright green leaves that are so green, in fact, they look like a Kodak or HP advert, where they’ve adjusted the colour saturation way too high. It’s also nice and hot at the moment, with lots of clear,...

    Bugs and Gold

    It’s bug season. The sakura blossoms have all fallen away, replaced by bright green leaves that are so green, in fact, they look like a Kodak or HP advert, where they’ve adjusted the colour saturation way too high. It’s also nice and hot at the moment, with lots of clear,...

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  • As I’m currently in Japan, the tension between China and Japan is a hot issue at the moment. I was talking to Jo’s host father yesterday and he asked me what I thought about it, which made me realise I didn’t know much on the issue. So I decided to...

    Hoppers and Gargoyles

    As I’m currently in Japan, the tension between China and Japan is a hot issue at the moment. I was talking to Jo’s host father yesterday and he asked me what I thought about it, which made me realise I didn’t know much on the issue. So I decided to...

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