Once in a while in September, Japan has a series of holidays known Silver Week. Many employees are able to…

Welcome to Hyogo, the prefecture with the third most ALTs in Japan! Since there are so many of us, there…

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April has always seemed to be one of the most standout months in Japan. Since my time coming here, I…

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Happy New Year, everyone.   This is Sadie, the Tajima (read: boonies) Representative.   If you’re reading this, then there’s…