From the readers: Life in Ibaraki

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September 2009
It's tea time!
(Australia) Atra Ardekani compares tea time in Tokyo and Tehran
September 2009
Cultural Comparison: Iran and Japan
(Australia) A glimpse into two very different yet somehow similar cultures
July 2008
Playing around (dramatically!) in Ibaraki
(United States) Our Web Editor interviews himself
September 2007
Tarōsaka: returning to the tranquility of my home
(Germany) Words from a famous German-born artist living in Ibaraki
July 2007
Fitting in at a Japanese workplace
A survival guide
October 2006
Falling for autumn in Ibaraki
(France) A past JET waxes poetic about Ibaraki's most colorful season
July 2006
You know you have gotten used to life in Ibaraki when . . .
(Australia) Carly Bode explains some Ibaraki truths
January 2006
Pop quiz
How are you surviving the Japanese winter?
December 2005
The fish are laughing at me
(United States) Being a vegetarian in Japan
Living in Japan
(Argentina) Maria Lourdes Velazquez, an exchange student from Argentina, tells us about her life in Ibaraki
Plan your winter
(United States) Stay busy, stay warm
November 2005
Rice picking
(France) Aurélien Baron, a CIR from France, shares his rice experiences
September 2004
Isayas Tibebu Markos
(Ethiopia) A technical trainee from Ethiopia shares his story