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Hello everyone, How was your Golden Week? I had a nice time visiting friends and family in Nagano. I ate a lot, drank a lot and relaxed a lot. I feel refreshed coming back to school. I hope you had a nice Golden Week too.   Today there is a general election in the UK. The country will vote …　
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Hello everyone,   I hope you had a great golden week. I`m just back from a nice, relaxing week off. Fortunately we had nice weather for the week, so I tried to make the most of it. Last Wednesday I took a trip to Tokyo to see the yaki-niku festival near Shibuya. I`m a big fan of flame grill…　
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Hello everyone, How are you doing? Next week is the start of Golden Week. Hario will be closed for a week. Do you have any plans? Try to do something for fun as well as studying! My wife and I will spend a few days in Nagano and meet family and friends. I hope the weather will be nice. Taka, Yui,…　
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Hello everyone, I hope you're enjoying the warm weather after all the rain we had last week. After all the rain we found some dandelions and mushrooms growing in Hario's parking lot. It feels like summer already! I associate the start of summer with Golden Week, which begins next week. Each day o…　
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Hello everyone, I'm back! I went away for a week to attend my brother Christopher's wedding in Derry, Northern Ireland. I got back to Fuji on Tuesday night. While I was away Sachiyo and Alan covered my classes. Everyone ended up teaching different classes than usual. It must have been a busy week…　
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Hello everyone, Have you been caught in the rain this week? We've had an awful lot of rain recently! Hopefully it will ease up soon, but I have heard there is a thunder storm on the way today. Today at Hario we welcome Kevin back from his trip to Northern Ireland. He brought us back some great s…　
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Hello everyone,   Last Sunday was Easter. Did you see any chocolate eggs? We had some Easter egg decorations here at Hario last week. They`re not popular in Japan yet, but I`m sure some confectionery companies are thinking about bringing it here. Perhaps White day is too close to be giving more …　
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Hello everyone, How are you? It's peak cherry blossom time at the moment. Unfortunately, the weather has been raining most days so it's been difficult to enjoy it this year. On Sunday, I took part in the Nihondaira Sakura (cherry blossom) Marathon. I know at least 2 Hario students also took part.…　
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Hello everyone, This Sunday is Easter Sunday. You might have seen the Easter decorations up at Hario. In the same way that Christmas has religious (celebrating the birth of Jesus) and non-religious elements (Santa Claus, presents, etc), Easter has a religious basis (It celebrates the Bible story o…　
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Hello everyone,Have you the sakura blossom yet? It's out in full bloom now. Hanami season is here and over the course of about two weeks people are out enjoying the beautiful view. I went to Hiromi park last weekend and saw many people having picnics under the sakura trees. This practice of celebr…　
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