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		<title>Adeste, by Emiko Muto</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw Emiko&#8217;s work long before I ever met her. And even after I met her, it was weeks before I realized she was the woman who had drawn this amazing piece of work. When the connection was made, it was fantastic ~ I had been so enthralled by Adeste, and then I had come [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishtreetales.wordpress.com&blog=4062248&post=143&subd=fishtreetales&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I learned how to drive on the left, steering wheel on the right, to drive company cars to the various job sites to teach. It was on-the-job training ~ I was simply made to follow another teacher who would pass my particular job site, my first day with the company. She didn&#8217;t slow down or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishtreetales.wordpress.com&blog=4062248&post=101&subd=fishtreetales&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The 47 Ronin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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I wrote a new lens over at Squidoo, about my favorite story of all time, The 47 Ronin. It&#8217;s a series of historical events that happened in Japan at the dawn of the 18th century (1701-1702). Love, loyalty, betrayal, political intrigue, friendship, revenge, honor&#8230;. these are the makings of any blockbuster story! The fact that it&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishtreetales.wordpress.com&blog=4062248&post=89&subd=fishtreetales&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GL&#8217;s Beach</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In mid-August, either the 2nd or 3rd week depending on where you live, or on a solar calendar I don&#8217;t understand, there is O-bon.
Before I knew better, I thought of O-bon as a Halloween-like holiday. But that&#8217;s silly ~ Halloween is in October. Besides, my friends in Japan are as insane about that least-favorite holiday [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishtreetales.wordpress.com&blog=4062248&post=78&subd=fishtreetales&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A &#8220;Not another Rink&#8221; Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have I mentioned The Rink? The place Danni owns? The place I went nearly every night for dinner &#38; to hang out with friends, different friends every night? Sometimes Emiko, sometimes Roppongi, sometimes Misa or Misaki or Mariko. Yukie or Yuuki, Tomo or Atsu or Mochi-kun. It was always good.
Today Emiko (yes, the illustrator for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishtreetales.wordpress.com&blog=4062248&post=49&subd=fishtreetales&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story of Tanabata</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
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July 7th is the day called Tanabata in Japan. Although there are variations to the story, this is how I remember the story of Tanabata ~ the story of the two star-crossed lovers.
Once upon a time, Tenkou was the god of the sky. He had a daughter, Orihime, who was a weaver of cloth. Every [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishtreetales.wordpress.com&blog=4062248&post=25&subd=fishtreetales&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fish Tree Tales</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suexi</dc:creator>
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I’d never thought about the advantage I sometimes have with English as my native language, until I moved to Japan to teach it. I’ve studied six foreign languages, and when I was studying, I’d often wished osmosis would occur. I’d put a dictionary of that language under my pillow at night, hoping to simply absorb [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishtreetales.wordpress.com&blog=4062248&post=12&subd=fishtreetales&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suexi</dc:creator>
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Seven times I&#8217;ve been to Japan so far. Oh yes, yes indeed, I will go back. However, that&#8217;s the future and I don&#8217;t predict the future. Anymore. I digress&#8230;.
Seven times I&#8217;ve been to Japan so far. This little list shows where. And why.
1.     The Maiden Voyage. Lived with my then-boyfriend&#8217;s family in early July in Fukuoka [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fishtreetales.wordpress.com&blog=4062248&post=5&subd=fishtreetales&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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