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Hello, welcome to the abroad in Japan podcast.

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

I'm your host Chris Broder.

We're joined as always by England's top Japan enthusiast, Mr. Pete Donaldson.

Pete, how the devil are you doing?

What's going on?

I'm good.

I'm a little bit discombobulated because Chris, although you are doing your signature start of the podcast sip of your boss coffee, you're not in your usual studio, Chris.

Tully. Sorry, Tully's not boss coffee. You're a Tully's man, I forget. You are not in your usual studio.

You are in what can only be described as a hotel room.

Indeed. I literally got back to Japan a few days ago and I got on the first bullet train to Sendai and I'm in a hotel room for like two weeks to finish the book once and for all.

I just, I feel like everything around me is a distraction at the moment. I just need to sit down, focus and write. And that's why I thought, I'll come back to the place where I wrote the last one and sort of seal myself off from the world. And it's been kind of fun so far. Yeah. Yeah. You've basically COVID-irid yourself.

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