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dimanche 14 mars 2010

Japan Times profile of this blog

Posted on 20:56 by Unknown
This comes under the heading of "shameless self-promotion". The Japan Times interviewed me and has published a profile of me and both of my blogs (both this one and my snack reviews blog). If you're interested, you can read it on the Japan Times web site here.
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