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What's a konbini?

This page has been used for a while to just act as pointers and reminders to a few of the vast number of websites I find myself on personally and professionally in any given month.

December 2003

These are just a few tales from years gone by here in Japan, just stuff that happened that for some reason, it just stuck in memory. Might be something, probably nothing. Anyway, here's some.

December 2002

If there's one thing that I find difficult to understand, it's people who don't like food in Japan. Why? Great selection, variety and everything from all over the world.

Disclaimers: Some of the sites mentioned on this page may not be suitable for everyone; in many cases they are given as examples found on Yahoo Japan.

OK, OK, so I've written 2 'humourous' articles about Japanese trains, so some might winder why, and others may ask what these Japanese trains are all about.

Disclaimers: This is meant as a bit of fun - it isn't serious OK, so don't start thinking I don't like old people. Though some of it certainly feels true sometimes.

First of all, you're probably wondering what a fun bus is. Well, I'll tell you (that's just the open kind of bloke I am :-) ).

This page has been requested for those people who are looking to go into producing work on their Mac in Japanese and/or English. I'll try to do the Windows version in the near future.

Schoolkids on the Train

This piece is a humorous piece on the Japanese rail network - or at least, it tries to be!

Net Notes: I was asked by a number of people, to write something about communication with foreigners, something I deal with everyday.

This is a Japanese text - complete with errors, that I delivered to the Rotary Club of Isehara in February 1998.

Fuji Rock Festival 1997

Venue: The side of Fuji-san.
Weather: One of Japan's nastiest typhoons.
Cost: 1-day = 12,000en / 2-days = 22,000en.

Living in Japan - The Odd Bits.

May 1997, written by Graham R.Briggs

Contents

• Introduction
• Information and Planning
• Sketches/Skits
• Props/Teaching Aids