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15 Years Of Tokyo Fox: The Posts With The “Most” Hits For Each Year

Posted on February 17, 2021 by tokyofox

Fifteen years! How the hell did that happen!! There’s not much more to say than what I wrote in my ‘10 Years of Tokyo Fox‘ post five years ago about how it all began and the journey so far. Instead … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Inspired By Japan – Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009)

Posted on April 14, 2015 by tokyofox

As Tokyo Fox is slowly running short of films ‘set’ in Japan to review, it’s time to start a new series analysing those movies inspired by Japan that have been set in other countries, most commonly the USA. Having been to the new … Continue reading →

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New Hachikō Statue In Tokyo

Posted on March 22, 2015 by tokyofox

A new Hachikō statue was unveiled at the University of Tokyo in Bunkyo-ku very recently but unlike the statue outside Shibuya station, this one also features his master. Professor Hidesaburo Ueno was a professor of agricultural engineering at the University for over … Continue reading →

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