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Leicester City References In English Lessons

Posted on April 26, 2016 by tokyofox

As someone who teaches English as a foreign language in Japan I have to get my kicks how I can when it comes to amusing myself. In the past I’ve incorporated books, music, songs, toys, Star Wars, Kung-fu Panda and learning to … Continue reading →

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Leicester City/Okazaki Fans Tokyo Get-Together

Posted on April 4, 2016 by tokyofox

At the start of April 2015 Leicester City were rooted to the bottom of the Premier League seven points from safety and now one year on they are top of the table and seven points ahead of nearest rivals Spurs. What an incredible 12 … Continue reading →

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On The Fox Trail……At Zao Fox Village (Miyagi)

Posted on March 24, 2016 by tokyofox

  The fox (kitsune in Japanese) has long been an important animal in local folklore and mythology. Inari is the rice god and so powerful that humans can only communicate with him by sending requests via his messengers; foxes, who … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Fox On BBC Radio Leicester Boot Room Special

Posted on February 23, 2016 by tokyofox

  In many ways February 6th really was a landmark day in the history of Leicester City Football Club as, following their crushing victory away at Manchester City, the world sat up and took notice of what has been happening to a … Continue reading →

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10 Years Of Tokyo Fox

Posted on February 20, 2016 by tokyofox

  It’s hard to believe that the Tokyo Fox blog has been up and running for a decade now. It began in February 2006 as a fun pun-based place to keep an online journal to let friends and family back home know what … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Tokyo Fox Posts Of All Time!

Posted on February 17, 2016 by tokyofox

Tokyo Fox is ten years old this month and here are the posts which have had the most number of hits during the last decade. 1. Tokyo Filming Locations #2 – Lost In Translation (2003): 29 November 2011   This one … Continue reading →

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A Fox Down Under – My 2001-02 Journal Is Now Online!

Posted on February 11, 2016 by tokyofox

  It was 15 years ago that I set off alone on a journey to a huge island country on the other side of the world with just a backpack to my name. Other than the Australian soaps, ‘Crocodile Dundee‘ and typical … Continue reading →

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Leicester City Supporters Night In Tokyo Bar

Posted on February 7, 2016 by tokyofox

  After all these years in Tokyo I pretty much assumed I was the only Foxes fan around here and it was hard enough just trying to find a Japanese person who had even heard of the city of Leicester or … 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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Meet Tokyo’s……English Eikaiwa Teachers!

Posted on April 20, 2015 by tokyofox

So far in this very occasional series we’ve met Tokyo’s train passengers and its fast food restaurant customers and now it’s time to get acquainted with the many people who come to Japan to teach. Of course each and every one of them … Continue reading →

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