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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

TF Flashback: Christmas In Australia (2001)

Posted on December 22, 2015 by tokyofox

Over recent years I have spent Christmas in the likes of Myanmar, Guatemala and Vietnam but none of them really felt like the festive season as was the case the first time I spent it away from home. That was … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Japanese Star Wars Snacks

Posted on December 18, 2015 by tokyofox

The much anticipated 7th Star Wars film is finally here and it really is hard to escape the merchandising frenzy which has long been associated with the saga. Over the years it seems that just about every conceivable product has had … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Safari African Restaurant Bar (Ethiopia)

Posted on December 14, 2015 by tokyofox

It’s a little sad that for over three decades now my only images of Ethiopia are the ones from its famine in the early 1980’s which featured in the Band Aid video ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?’ (1984). That … Continue reading →

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London Filming Locations: Love Actually (2004)

Posted on December 11, 2015 by tokyofox

When December rolls round each year I tend to watch ‘Love Actually‘ (2004), especially if I’m going back to the UK and want to get in the mood for Christmas. During many of these trips to the nations capital over … Continue reading →

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Return To Batam Island (Indonesia)

Posted on December 8, 2015 by tokyofox

The main reason for flying to Singapore was not actually to see the Star Wars starfighters or to dine out in the hawker centres but to take the boat to Batam in Indonesia to visit my sister and her family. … Continue reading →

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Singapore 2015 Pt II: A Day In Singapore

Posted on December 6, 2015 by tokyofox

As I concluded the third and final part of my Singapore 2014 saga I said that I would be returning one day with my wife in tow. Just over a year later and that came true as we arrived in … Continue reading →

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Singapore 2015 Pt I: The Force Is Strong At Changi Airport

Posted on December 3, 2015 by tokyofox

The journey towards ‘The Force Awakens‘ began with #ForceFriday on September 4th and ever since then ‘Star Wars‘ commercial and marketing tie-ins with all kinds of products and places have been popping up around the world. One such example included … Continue reading →

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Moving In 2015

Posted on December 1, 2015 by tokyofox

Itabashi-ku has been the home of the all-new Tokyo Fox Global Operations Centre since the start of October and so far it’s all been mostly good and our old place in Shinjuku-ku already seems such a long, long time ago! Of … Continue reading →

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Pain, Agony And Torture – My Week Of Hell

Posted on November 28, 2015 by tokyofox

You’d think that a week where Leicester City went top of the Premier League would be a good one but that wonderful achievement could only slightly mask what personally was a nightmare six days for me. My tale began last Thursday … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Inspired By Japan – Star Wars (1977)

Posted on November 25, 2015 by tokyofox

  For the average Star Wars fan this may come as a bit of a surprise but many Star Wars fanboys (and girls) and Japanophiles are aware of how much Star Wars was influenced by Japanese cinema and particularly the … Continue reading →

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