February 2005 - More Concerts, Gettin' in the Newspaper Part 2https://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10030-february-2005-more-concerts-gettin-in-the-newspaper-part-2

01 March 2009 in Tottori). I stopped by again another week later to hopefully set up the show. The manager told me that his friend is a newspaper reporter for Nihon Kai newspaper, and she wants to do a story about me. He asked if it was ok. I said "of course!" As for...

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December 2004 - Gettin' in the Newspaper, Japanese Class, Parties, and Concertshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10029-december-2004-gettin-in-the-newspaper-japanese-class-parties-and-concerts

28 February 2009 Time in the Newspaper My student Ayumi works for the Asahi newspaper here in Tottori, and she asked if she could interview me. It was fantastic PR because she focused primarily on Mondaiji (my music/comedy project). The article appeared in the Sunday...

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Market, Market, Market - How to Be a Freelance English Teacher in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10326-market-market-market-how-to-be-a-freelance-english-teacher-in-japan

14 August 2015 client referral, she had driven to one of the military bases to pick up the latest edition of the "Stars and Stripes" newspaper to see if there were any advertisements for English teachers/consultants because she had heard that was a good resource to...

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January 2004 - My First Flu and Subsequent Trip to the Hospital / Meet the NHK Guyhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10022-tottori-january-2004

14 February 2009 like the lamb's blood to protect the first-born. I really feel like John Cusack from the movie "Better Off Dead" when the newspaper delivery boy keeps asking for his "2 dollars!" This guy keeps coming asking for his 2000 yen. "I want my 2000 yen!" When...

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March 2004 - Snowboarding and Hitchhikinghttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10023-march-2004-snowboarding-and-hitchhiking

14 February 2009 I taught the words "quickie" and "meat market" in my advanced class the other night. Don't blame me! They were in the newspaper article for that day. Of course, I chose that article, but that's beside the point. +3 Months In other news, I got offered a...

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June 2005 - April Fools, Jusco Mornings, and Japanese TV Jauntshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10031-june-2005-april-fools-jusco-mornings-and-japanese-tv-jaunts

05 April 2009 I had utilized. Anyways, the show was broadcast in 2 prefectures and was even advertised a few days before in the newspaper, web, and TV. All in all it was an unforgettable experience, and I learned a lot about my performance strengths and weaknesses....

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Stupid But Fun Purchaseshttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10082-stupid-but-fun-purchases

17 January 2010 with fog, and this machine would take me there. I got lucky, very lucky: I bought a semi-used model via the "Recycler" newspaper. The retiring DJ even threw in a half-filled bottle of fog juice. Upon returning home, I fired up my revered purchase. Using...

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