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Hello and welcome to the Abroad Japan podcast,

probably the best way of learning about life in Japan without actually being in Japan.

I'm your host Chris Broad, but join us always by England's top Japan enthusiast,

Mr. Pete Donaldson Pete, how the devil are you?

I'm good. I've spent the last couple of days being quite outdoorsy,

even though the weather's turned back a little cold after a lovely weekend in the sunshine.

I have fixed a park bench. We've got a park bench in our garden and it's rotten.

People have not been keeping the upkeep on it. They've not been oiling it

with, I think I call it, Dutch or Swedish oil or something.

But I've bought Swedish oil. I have also went to BNQ for some spare wood

and I've fixed it up and it looks very nice and I've petted it.

So I'm quite pleased and satisfied with my work this week.

What have you done with yourself today?

Over the years, great. When you go back to the start of this podcast three years ago,

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