A South African Gaijin

The life and times of a South African in Japan

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Mad Max Graduates

Mad Max Graduates

Sometimes living in Japan does have it’s perks, as in this case when students at Tama Art University in Japan decided that the best way for…
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Terrance BrownMar 24
That Time of the Year

That Time of the Year

If there is one constant in Japan, it is that you will somehow end up getting the flu here at least once.
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Terrance BrownMar 7
Tales of the JLPT

Tales of the JLPT

For all the times I’ve mentioned that I was studying for and planning to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), I’ve never…
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Terrance BrownDec 23, 2015
Seeing Japan Anew

Seeing Japan Anew

Sometimes it takes a new point of view to appreciate a country as rich and unique as Japan for those of us who are long-term residents here.
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Terrance BrownOct 26, 2014
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