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Image pinched from the Charisma Man home page where one can order a comic book of the strips. Click this version to see a more readable size, or, visit the web site.Back when I first started working in Japan, there was a young Canadian man working at Nova... ...full story at So-Called Japanese Life

from So-Called Japanese Life on Fri, Feb 22 2008

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01 Feb 08 visit Legend of Iron heart vs. White Charisma  »  YouTube videoAwesome intense battle! (White Charisma leads the 12 Zodiacs, which you should face after you beat Speed King in Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero).
31 Oct 07 visit What can we all learn from Nova?  »  TEFLtastic Although Nova (not long ago the dominant presence in conversation schools in Japan) might still manage to save itself, I can imagine there are many teachers who are now wishing they were no longer working or had never worked for Nova- those who...
22 Sep 07 visit Scratch Fury  »  So-Called Japanese Life No, not this "Scratch Fury" (a PvP character). Image pinched from the PvP (copyright Scott Kurtz - no infringement intended) archives - go, read, enjoy! Click the picture to see a larger version.(I know this seems a little gross but if you've ever had...
08 Jul 07 visit Back to Japan (and Hayama)  »  Sarukoen So, I am back home. The flight was miserable, but never mind that. I have not done very much since I got back. It is also weird, because I have not really met up with anyone either. The same thing used to happen when I was working, but I always assumed it...
16 Oct 07 visit No no, no no no no no, no no no no no, there’s no Nova  »  TEFLtastic About the only good news in the fading away of Nova (the Macdonalds of English conversation Eikaiwa schools in Japan) is that the Japanese press seem to be working themselves up to a wolf-like group decision that Mr Monkeybridge (Sahashi-san), the CEO, is...
11 Mar 08 visit Young CEO breaks through corporate age barrier  »  Japan Times
With a single click, you can view the 3-D image of a sedan or a sports car on a Web site of global automakers like Honda and Nissan. With another click, you can change the color and model, or even rotate the vehicle. Read the full story . . .

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