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Back in my former company's former office, we had a tiny little kitchen that barely two people could squeeze into for food-related tasks. It was often the case that foreign staff, who had a set schedule for conducting lessons by phone, would find... ...full story at So-Called Japanese Life

from So-Called Japanese Life on Sat, Feb 16 2008

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