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The notorious ex-expat wife has been forced into hiding

Storm in a Tokyo Teacup
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Scorn may not have been intended, but it appears, nonetheless, to have been assimilated. The Metropolis feature about Expat Wives, “Call of the Styled,” (Nov 4, 2011) gave most readers a chuckle over their morning coffee, others flicked past in indifferent boredom, but some, apparently, took great...

Feb 3, 2012 | 2 Comments | 341 views
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Jan 19, 2012 | 3 Comments | 1,010 views
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Food safety post-Fukushima

Jan 3, 2012 | One Comment | 1,285 views
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An easy source of income is lying under Japan’s nose

Dec 14, 2011 | 3 Comments | 1,581 views
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Japanese cabbage farmers find their way in the Arab Spring

Dec 2, 2011 | No Comments | 1,563 views
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Nov 18, 2011 | No Comments | 1,483 views
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