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Assistant Language Teachers in Trying Times
News on Japan for the latest from the Land of the Rising Sun.
Japanese Roots. Just who are the Japanese? Where did they come from and when? The answers are difficult to come by, though […]
It’s that time of year when the weather starts getting warmer and our thoughts turn to….. drinking outside under cherry blossoms!
This year, Oita is scheduled to hit on March 25, so mark you calendars. For more information check Tenki.jp. View full article for 2008 forecast map.
Written by Jez Quiney
Updated 3.12.2008!
Arriving in Japan I had a passing interest in modern Japanese music, in the last 18 months this has developed into an outright obsession!
I thought that I would share some of my discoveries and passions with other JETs, not only because there is so much good music out there (I […]
Personalized stickers now available from Thailand! Impress your friends! Confuse your enemies! Make your students’ day!
Stickers are available for sale! Below is the full list of the styles you may choose from. Note: Perhaps its better to pick via the Facebook Group and use the reference number provided.
Shoten 笑点 – Saturday Afternoons (exact times vary), TOS
Saturday Afternoon. You’ve already had lunch, but it’s still too early for dinner. You must have turned on the television and flipped through Oita’s limited channels a dozen times already, to no avail. Nonetheless you once again snatch up the remote with the slight hope […]
Originally written for The Tombo Times, Feb, 2006. The current 2008 New Year is The Year of the Rat.
If you follow both the lunar and the solar calendar, then you’re lucky enough to celebrate two separate New Years. Mr. Mo was kind enough to share with us some of the traditions and customs […]
Sometimes, being a foreigner is all you need to get a laugh in Japan. It is as though your every word is golden, and your co-workers marvel at your slightest action. Then there is the rest of the time, which is probably most of the time. In these moments you may find […]
The kind folks at the Oita International Plaza and OitaJETs.com will be cross-posting some of our articles to keep you better informed. Stop by their website (or better yet, their office) for more of the latest happenings in Oita.
Original Post: The 2007 Year in Oita
It was an eventful uneventful year in Oita. Here to […]