There were two possible routes west from Aizu-wakamatsu towards Niigata, and the decision as to which one...
It’s been seven years since I sweated my way through one of the hottest summers on record...
It wasn’t until we woke up on Monday morning – a bank holiday – that Mrs M...
I hereby wish to announce my retirement from studying Japanese. Or perhaps ‘semi-retirement’ would be a better...
We have recently taken possession of a second-hand car, thanks to a very nice friend of onii-san’s...
Obviously I have been breaking into spontaneous renditions of God Save The Queen at least three times...
My schedule at junior high school is fairly light, and even when I’m in a classroom, it’s...
I woke up at about 6.30, got dressed, rolled up my sleeping bag and camping mat and...
‘This morning,’ K-sensei told me the other day, ‘when I looked at the thermometer it was minus...
I have worn the one and only suit that I possess more times in the last fortnight...
