Tag Archives: Japan vs Ireland

Alphabet Dating In Japan With My Wife Who Was Still Completely Unaware Of The Task At Hand! (S02E06: Review)

Posted on July 15, 2023 by tokyofox

  Season two of this dating challenge wrapped earlier this year in January after about 10 months of working our way through the alphabet. This series is one that probably looks quite fun and exciting from the outside but behind … Continue reading →

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Alphabet Dating In Japan With My Wife Who Was Still Completely Unaware Of The Task At Hand! (S02E02 F-J)

Posted on March 12, 2023 by tokyofox

  Season one (as well as the prequel season zero) of alphabet dating certainly pushed the boundaries of what a “date” is, and that continues in season two with some very tenuous examples for each letter of the alphabet. For … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Sakura 15 Rugby Team Host Ireland In Tokyo: My First Ever Women’s Match!

Posted on August 29, 2022 by tokyofox

  The rise of rugby in Japan was huge towards the end of 2019 and it was expected to continue to grow in popularity as we entered 2020……but then Covid_19 came along and all momentum was completely lost. Not for … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: When The Ireland Rugby Team Played In Tokyo For The First Time (2005)

Posted on June 14, 2020 by tokyofox

Last year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan saw the hosts become the first Asian team to qualify for the knock-out rounds. After an expected opening win against Russia they then produced the shock of Shizuoka as they stunned Ireland. Samoa … Continue reading →

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The Irish Wannabes Just Keep Doublin’ And Dublin!

Posted on March 18, 2007 by tokyofox

St Patrick’s Day was celebrated all around the world yesterday including here in Japan. Not by me though as I’m still bemused as to why it’s so popular! Now don’t get me wrong, I am very fond of Ireland as … Continue reading →

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