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  November 30, 2024  It's already been two weeks since my last diary entry. Time really flies!    Today, I'd like to talk about my trip to Okinawa in October, but before that, let me tell you about a few recent events. First of all, I finally bought a frame for my poster of "Kaiju No. 8"! Now I just need to decide where to hang it. Looking closer at the photo, one of the fish is pulling a really funny face, which popped me (lol).  Then, I found a recipe for chanko nabe on YouTube. The video was all...

  November 16, 2024  Hello everyone, ciao! Did you enjoy reading the first entry of this diary?    I have a lot more to share with you today. First, this year's SJTL has finished, but unfortunately it didn't end the way TJP and I wanted it to. It was a very hard tour, with 9 matches in 12 days, and at the end our bodies were very tired.  It was an up and down tour, and although we made it to the finals, there were a few matches we didn't want to lose. This tour was also my first time...

  November 2, 2024  Ciao everyone! This is my first time writing a blog.  I've never done anything like this before so I'm a little nervous but excited! Through this blog I'd like to share with you my daily life, the places I visit, the delicious food, and my precious memories from Japan.  I moved to Japan in March and it really feels like a dream come true. Ever since I first came to this country, I always wanted to have my own place. A lot has changed since that time. Back then I was just a 60kg boy, barely...