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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Green Tea Flavoured Coca Cola

Posted on June 9, 2009 by tokyofox

Coca-Cola is undoubtedly the most famous and popular soft drink in the world and though its everywhere in Japan it’s not the number one drink here. That honour goes to green tea which is such a major part of its … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: My Return To Yoshinoya For Their New M-eel

Posted on June 9, 2009 by tokyofox

One of the first restaurants I made repeat visits to when I initially came to Japan was Yoshinoya 吉野家 which is a Japanese style fast food restaurant specialising in gyu-don (literally meaning ‘beef bowl’). Early in 2004 Japan stopped importing … Continue reading →

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Japan Has A New World Record Holder

Posted on May 27, 2009 by tokyofox

Warning: Those of a sensitive nature may not wish to read on! Last week a Japanese man become the new world record holder in this activity. I’m sure he faced some pretty stiff opposition along the way and hopefully his … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Dream Party Cosplay Convention

Posted on May 20, 2009 by tokyofox

Back in Golden Week myself and Gideon went to Odaiba to see the Dream Party which was a very nerdy event jam-packed with men queueing up round the block just to buy some geeky merchandise from a stall. This part was … Continue reading →

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Terminator Exhibition In Tokyo

Posted on May 7, 2009 by tokyofox

As a fan of the whole Terminator franchise I just had to go to Odaiba and see the “Terminator Exhibition: Battle or Coexistence? Robots and Our Future” which is not exactly the most snappy of titles is it?! Most museums may be … Continue reading →

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Golden Week 2009

Posted on May 2, 2009 by tokyofox

Golden Week 2006 – Okinawa Golden Week 2007 – Philippines Golden Week 2008 – Thailand Golden Week 2009 – Tokyo! Not such an exotic destination for this years holiday due to finances and other commitments. The first of my eight … Continue reading →

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Rain Fall

Posted on April 28, 2009 by tokyofox

To be frank I have very little interest in Japanese films. I’ve seen a few notable ones and they’re OK but most just don’t quite cut the mustard with me. However, there is one exception and that is ‘Rain Fall‘ which … Continue reading →

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We Are The Champions!!

Posted on April 22, 2009 by tokyofox

I raced home from work last Monday night (April 13th) to catch the end of Leicester versus Leeds United on Sky which was streamed live on live footy doctor. It culminated with a fantastic finale which, coupled with Peterborough’s defeat later that … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: Slumdog Millionnaire (2008)

Posted on April 15, 2009 by tokyofox

I’d never even heard of ‘Slumdog Millionnaire‘ before it won a load of Academy Awards a few months ago. It’s not even came out in Japan yet but I did manage to watch it a couple of weeks ago on … Continue reading →

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The Police Are Off-Beat!

Posted on April 7, 2009 by tokyofox

Walking home last last week having missed the last train I was stopped by a policeman. Drunk and disorderly I wasn’t. Instead I was stopped for the terrible crime of crossing a deserted minor road (no it wasn’t Letsby Avenue!) when … Continue reading →

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