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		<title>Shinkansen Day! (Oh, and White Day I guess)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 09:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Well, it’s nearly that time. Two days to go! I mean we’ve been waiting for so long and finally, finally it’s here. No, I’m actually not talking about the Shinkansen, although obviously I’m PSYCHED (how could I not be, with the countdown boards and the complementary ice cream cakes at lunch and announcements and so &#8230; <a href="https://ishikawajet.wordpress.com/2015/12/11/shinkansen-day-oh-and-white-day-i-guess/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Shinkansen Day! (Oh, and White Day I&#160;guess)</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) December 2015</title>
		<link>https://ishikawajet.wordpress.com/2015/09/11/japanese-language-proficiency-test-jlpt-december-2015/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 02:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is just a reminder to all those that are interested in taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test for December 2015. The deadline for registration is September 30th. If you&#8217;re interested in signing up, you can go to the &#8220;MyJLPT&#8221; website and register. The test fee is 5,500 yen and you can pay by credit &#8230; <a href="https://ishikawajet.wordpress.com/2015/09/11/japanese-language-proficiency-test-jlpt-december-2015/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) December&#160;2015</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Happy Tanabata! Wish upon a pair of (literally) star-crossed lovers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Greetings all! Hisashiburi! Recently, you may have seen some colourful paper trailing lanterns hanging around, and if not, you might well see them soon. It`s Tanabata! Also known as the STAR FESTIVAL. [Tubular Tanabata Streamers] Tanabata “七夕” means `the Evening of the Seventh`, and it`s an East Asian festival that is celebrated in China as &#8230; <a href="https://ishikawajet.wordpress.com/2015/07/02/happy-tanabata-wish-upon-a-pair-of-literally-star-crossed-lovers/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Happy Tanabata! Wish upon a pair of (literally) star-crossed&#160;lovers</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Interested in Running This Blog?</title>
		<link>https://ishikawajet.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/interested-in-running-this-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2015 23:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Calling any and all current or incoming Ishikawa JETs!  The managing editor of the Ishikawa JET Blog will be leaving the JET Program this July, and as such we&#8217;ll need a new, dedicated, enthusiatic volunteer to take over starting at the end of July. If you&#8217;re interested in this volunteer position, use the &#8220;Contact Us&#8221; &#8230; <a href="https://ishikawajet.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/interested-in-running-this-blog/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Interested in Running This&#160;Blog?</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Summer 2015</title>
		<link>https://ishikawajet.wordpress.com/2015/04/27/japanese-language-proficiency-test-jlpt-summer-2015/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2015 20:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is just a reminder to all those that are interested in taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test for Summer 2015. The deadline for registration is April 30th. If you&#8217;re interested in signing up, you can go to the &#8220;MyJLPT&#8221; website and register. The test fee is 5,500 yen and you can pay by credit card, bank &#8230; <a href="https://ishikawajet.wordpress.com/2015/04/27/japanese-language-proficiency-test-jlpt-summer-2015/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Summer&#160;2015</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Back to School: Dust Off Those Brains for Some Trivia!</title>
		<link>https://ishikawajet.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/back-to-school-dust-off-those-brains-for-some-trivia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2015 05:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One thing that surprised me about when I first came to Japan is the teachers&#8217; custom of testing students as soon as they return to school from vacation.  Talk about harsh!  Those poor students barely have enough time to get used to school routines again when &#8212; BAM!  Test time. Well, Ishikawa AJET decided to take &#8230; <a href="https://ishikawajet.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/back-to-school-dust-off-those-brains-for-some-trivia/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Back to School: Dust Off Those Brains for Some&#160;Trivia!</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>My Interview With a REAL Junior High School Student!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 03:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Teaching at a junior high school, I often have the problem of surface-level communication with my students.  Sure, I&#8217;d like to have deep conversations, perhaps offer what little advice I have, or encourage a student if they&#8217;re going through a rough time in life.  What teacher doesn&#8217;t?  But when many of your students are still mastering &#8230; <a href="https://ishikawajet.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/my-interview-with-a-real-junior-high-school-student/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">My Interview With a REAL Junior High School&#160;Student!</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cultural Gap: Greetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2015 01:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For about the last month, since classes began in Janurary, I&#8217;ve entered my school every morning and faced a line of students standing shoulder to shoulder on each landing of the main stairwell.  As students or staff pass by, they all shout in unison, eyes straight ahead.  The noise is almost deafening on some mornings, assaulting &#8230; <a href="https://ishikawajet.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/cultural-gap-greetings/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Cultural Gap: Greetings</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Taxes 2015: Advice and Links</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2015 07:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Japan loves to tout it&#8217;s seasons.  Cherry blossoms in spring, festivals in summer, leaves in fall, and Anna and Elsa in winter.  There are even seasons here that some of us don&#8217;t have in our home countries, like rainy season or typhoon season.  But you know what season everyone has, no matter how far you &#8230; <a href="https://ishikawajet.wordpress.com/2015/01/22/taxes-2015-advice-and-links/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Taxes 2015: Advice and&#160;Links</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cultural Gap: A Mile in Their Shoes</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I remember when I first emailed my predecessor in the summer of 2012 and asked about proper work attire at the school where I was about to start working.  Her explanation was mostly what I expected &#8212; guys wear cool biz in the summer, and a shirt/tie at the very least in winter.  But what threw me &#8230; <a href="https://ishikawajet.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/cultural-gap-a-mile-in-their-shoes/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Cultural Gap: A Mile in Their&#160;Shoes</span></a>]]></description>
		
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