There are 135 essays in total.

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August2010 -5 (135)


• 31.8.2010 - Last concert in Minami-Uonuma - Kimisawa Chamber Orchestra
• 26.8.2010 - Milieu - salad lunch with a glass of red wine
• 18.8.2010 - Japanese personal names - also ordinary people had family name all through the history
• 15.8.2010 - Heda on the west coast - Deep-sea fish and Russian connection
• 6.8.2010 - Odaiba - Tokyo waterfront city added new possibilities to the urban life



July2010 -5 (130)


• 27.7.2010 - Fujiyoshi - one of the most popular tempura restaurants in Tokyo
• 25.7.2010 - Recent sumo scandal and connection with yakuza
• 20.7.2010 - Summer has come!!! - Road station, summer festival and chorus of cicada
• 16.7.2010 - Consideration on Far Eastern ancient history
• 5.7.2010 - Koishikawa Botanical Gardens with 300 years' tradition



June 2010 -5 (125)


• 29.6.2010 - Where is "Sanchome" of the film "Always Sanchome-no-yuhi"?
• 28.6.2010 - My horrible dentists' experiences
• 20.6.2010 - Seven windings of Itsukaichi-kaido at Ozaki
• 15.6.2010 - Do we really need the House of Councilors? - paralyzation of the Japanese politics due to the opposition from the upper house
• 5.6.2010 - Azabu Jūban - traditional commercial district next to the super-modern neighborhood

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