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Hello everyone, How are you doing? It's very hot out there so please take care and drink plenty of water. Some of our students took interview tests for the Eiken test and got their results this week. Congratulations to the many students who passed. A few students didn't pass this time but they ca…　
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Hello everyone,It's been so hot and humid these last few days! There is a typhoon approaching Japan now, but fortunately it looks like it will only hit the western part of the country. Fuji should be clear of the storm but we might have rain as it passes through. Hopefully that will bring us to th…　
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Hello everyone,How are you doing? I can't remember the last day without rain. I'm running out of clothes. I hope it becomes sunny again soon so I can dry my clothes in the sun. Congratulations to the USA for winning the Women's World Cup. It was a great tournament. I'm also enjoying welcoming pare…　
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Hello everyone,Did you watch the Women`s World Cup Final on Monday morning? Congratulations to the U.S.A. for putting on a powerful display and winning comfortably. Commiserations to Japan, who played well but weren't able to hold off the American`s strong attack. It was amazing to see the America…　
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Hello everyone, This morning at 8am, Japan took on England in the semi-final of the Women's World Cup. It was 1-1 at half time as each team scored with a penalty kick. in the 92nd minute it was still 1-1. Nadeshiko Japan attacked the English goal and an English player, Laura Bassett, tried to cle…　
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Hello everyone, It's pouring rain today! The rainy season is in full swing now, but there's only about two more weeks left of it. I'm looking forward to some drier weather later this month. We had a staff workshop yesterday, where we spent the day working on ideas to improve the Hario experience…　
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Hi everyone, How's your week? At Hario we have parent's day coming up, we're celebrating the Star Festival with a bamboo tree out front and many students are preparing for interviews for the Eiken test. Last weekend I organised a little table tennis tournament, kind of as a birthday party. You ma…　
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Hello everyone, Have you seen what's at the top of the stairs in Hario this week? It's a sasa no ha (bamboo) tree! What are those coloured pieces of paper hanging from the tree? They're wishes. Each of our students writes a wish on a piece of paper and hangs it on the tree for good luck. This tra…　
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Hello everyone, How are you doing? I saw some students at the Yoshiwara Gion Festival last weekend. Did you have a nice time? Also last weekend, my wife and I saw some hydrangeas at Iwamotoyama Park. Hydrangeas are a symbol of the rainy season in Japan. The word hydrangea comes from Greek. 'Hydra…　
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Hello everyone,Did you check out the Yoshiwara Gion Festival last weekend? It was great fun! There were giant floats called "dashi" dragged along the streets of Yoshiwara by locals. The dashi are beautifully decorated portable shrines, and people inside them play taiko drums and flutes. There are …　
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