This is an archive of back issues of Obihiro Pioneer. For more recent editions, please visit the Obihiro Home Page (link).
Obihiro Pioneer is a newsletter published monthly by the Obihiro City Tourism and Goodwill Exchange Section for residents of the Tokachi District and related parties. Here you can find the current and back issues of Obihiro Pioneer. The contents of this newsletter do not necessarily represent the official views or opinions of the Tourism and Goodwill Exchange Section or the City of Obihiro.
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Issue #140 December 2022 （PDF 390.9 KB) |
Winter Yokai Stories |
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Issue #139 November 2022 （PDF 468.4 KB) |
Japanese Autumn Recipes / Word Search |
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Issue #138 October 2022 （PDF 523.4 KB) |
Come On Down, Kar Yin! / Japanese Corner: Ateji |
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Issue #137 September 2022 （PDF 435.3 KB) |
All About Milk #2: Farmers / Japanese Corner: Jukujikun |
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Issue #136 August 2022 （PDF 453.1 KB) |
All About Milk #1: Cows / Obihiro Heigen Matsuri 2022 |
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Issue #135 July 2022 （PDF 521.6 KB) |
The Story of Tanabata / Japanese Driving Etiquette |
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Issue #134 June 2022 （PDF 467.7 KB) |
Animals of Hokkaido / Spring Tea Ceremony 2022 |
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Issue #133 May 2022 （PDF 461.7 KB) |
What is Golden Week? / Japanese Corner: "W" Hiragana |
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Issue #132 April 2022 （PDF 466.2 KB) |
Cherry Blossoms in Tokachi / Word Play: Shiritori |
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Issue #131 March 2022 （PDF 534.2 KB) |
Holidays in March / Living in Tokachi Bus Tour |
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Issue #130 February 2022 （PDF 468 KB) |
Hokkaido Town Name Origins / Hand Games: Yubisuma |
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Issue #129 January 2022 （PDF 598.8 KB) |
Japanese New Year / 72nd Sapporo Snow Festival |
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Issue #128 December 2021 （PDF 541 KB) |
Winter Sports in Tokachi / Tips For Surviving the Cold |
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Issue #127 November 2021 （PDF 426.3 KB) |
Nice to Meet You, Ngoc! / Babibu Language Game |
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Issue #126 October 2021 （PDF 596.4 KB) |
The Rabbit On the Moon / How to Play Koi Koi |
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Issue #125 September 2021 （PDF 494 KB) |
Good Luck, Gavin! / TIRC's YouTube Channel |
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Issue #124 August 2021 （PDF 495.4 KB) |
Letter from the Editor / Mountain Hiking in August / Word Search |
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Issue #123 July 2021 （PDF 254.3 KB) |
Obihiro Pioneer Online Edition |
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Issue #122 June 2021 （PDF 315.6 KB) |
The Red-Crowned Crane of Hokkaido / Japanese Corner: Homonyms |
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Issue #121 May 2021 （PDF 290 KB) |
May-time sports in Tokachi |
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Issue #120 April 2021 （PDF 338.7 KB) |
TOKACHI BEAR TO EXPLORE THE MOON? / Cherry Blossom Viewing in Tokachi |
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Issue #119 March 2021 （PDF 322.8 KB) |
Moving On in March / Culture Corner: Plum Blossoms |
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Issue #118 February 2021 （PDF 472.9 KB) |
Goodbye, Gan! / International Festa in Tokachi 2021 |
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Issue #117 January 2021 （PDF 373.9 KB) |
Here comes Chris! / Check out TIRC's Youtube channel! |
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Issue #116 December 2020 （PDF 440 KB) |
Ringing in the New Year, Japanese-style / Learn Nihongo!: Winter Words / Foodbank Tokachi Project |
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Issue #115 November 2020 （PDF 336.9 KB) |
Tokachi's Winter Weather / Japan's Flu Season / The 1st International Food Festival |
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Issue #114 October 2020 （PDF 347.9 KB) |
Mori no Halloween 2020 / Culture: Festivals Celebrating the Dead |
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Issue #113 September 2020 （PDF 346.5 KB) |
Tokachi Foods / Learn Nihongo!: Autumn Vocab |
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Issue #112 August 2020 （PDF 386.8 KB) |
See You Later Elaine! / Learn Nihongo!: Typhoon Season |
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Issue #111 July 2020 （PDF 404.2 KB) |
New Plastic Bag Fee / Safe Cycling / Learn Nihongo!: Summer / What is "Sports Day"? |
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Issue #110 June 2020 （PDF 331.9 KB) |
New Way of Life with COVID-19 / Learn Nihongo!: COVID-19 / Exercising Outside Safely |
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Issue #109 May 2020 （PDF 378.3 KB) |
Children's Day / Cherry Blossom Viewing / Social Distancing |
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Issue #108 April 2020 （PDF 416 KB) |
Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring! / Hokkaido Foreign Resident Support Center / Health Centers in Tokachi |
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Issue #107 March 2020 （PDF 353.9 KB) |
Farewell Ning! / 2019 Novel Coronavirus Prevention |
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Issue #106 February 2020 （PDF 442.4 KB) |
Valentine's Day in Japan / International Festa in Tokachi 2020 / 57th Obihiro Ice Festival |
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Issue #105 January 2020 （PDF 357 KB) |
Happy New Year! / Don't Be SAD! |
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Issue #104 December 2019 （PDF 522.1 KB) |
How to Call a Taxi in Japan |
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Issue #103 November 2019 （PDF 345.1 KB) |
Winter Preparation Tips / The 13th Multicultural Festival |
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Issue #102 October 2019 （PDF 373.8 KB) |
Mori no Halloween 2019 / New Consumption Tax |
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Issue #101 September 2019 （PDF 313.4 KB) |
Welcome Gavin! |
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Issue #100 August 2019 （PDF 341.2 KB) |
Good luck Jun! |
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Issue #99 July 2019 （PDF 364.2 KB) |
Disaster Prevention in Japan: Typhoon / Friends of the World 2019 |
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Issue #98 June 2019 （PDF 386.7 KB) |
Disaster Prevention in Japan: Earthquake / Japanese Tea Ceremony ~Spring~ / Japanese Calligraphy Session |
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Issue #97 May 2019 （PDF 343.9 KB) |
Hay Fever in Japan |
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Issue #96 April 2019 （PDF 357.8 KB) |
Free Japanese Class at Obihiro City Hall / Culture Corner / Songkran Festival: How Thailand celebrates its Traditional New Year |
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Issue #95 March 2019 （PDF 273.8 KB) |
Spring Cleaning for the "New" Year |
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Issue #94 February 2019 （PDF 426.8 KB) |
New International Tourist Tax / International Festa in Tokachi 2019 / 56th Obihiro Ice Festival |
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Issue #93 January 2019 （PDF 351 KB) |
Culture: Warm Up the Japanese Way |
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Issue #92 December 2018 （PDF 346.3 KB) |
Culture: Christmas in Hawaii / Living in Tokachi: Winter Vacation Home Preparation / Don't Get Sick, Get the Shot! |
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Issue #91 November 2018 （PDF 280.6 KB) |
44th Annual Wine Party / Winter Tea Ceremony 2018 |
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Issue #90 October 2018 （PDF 310.9 KB) |
Mori no Halloween 2018 / Getting the Right Information: Disaster Information / Pumpkin Carving Event |
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Issue #89 September 2018 （PDF 341.2 KB) |
The 12th Multicultural Festival: Carnival wiht a Multitude of Performances / Recruiting Performers for the 12th Multicultural Festival / Japanese Conversation and Learning Table (TIRC) / September Sightseeing Spots in Hokkaido |
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Issue #88 August 2018 （PDF 411.8 KB) |
Tokachi's Biggest Summer Festival / Recruitment for Free Japanese Lessons / Triva: Origins of Obon |
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Issue #87 July 2018 （PDF 389.2 KB) |
Culture: Tanabata 七夕 Star Festival / Culture: 4th of July in the United States |
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Issue #86 June 2018 （PDF 375.7 KB) |
Get the Grills Out! / Thailand Cuisine Introduction / Thai Cooking Class |
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Issue #85 May 2018 （PDF 347.5 KB) |
Introducing Obihiro City's New CIR / Spring Tea Ceremony 2018 / Japanese Calligrapy Experience / Interesting Japanese Idioms Related to Japanese Tea Ceremony and Calligraphy |
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Issue #84 April 2018 （PDF 411.8 KB) |
Spring Celebrations Around the World! / Some Flowery Japanese Proverbs to go Along with Hanami! / Hanami in Hokkaido |
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Issue #83 March 2018 （PDF 357.5 KB) |
Farewell Miao-san! / Culture: Don't Foreget to Wear Green on the 17th! Saint Patrick's Day |
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Issue #82 February 2018 （PDF 399 KB) |
2018 Tokachi Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea / 55th Obihiro Ice Festival |
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Issue #81 January 2018 （PDF 336.9 KB) |
Culture: Japanese New Year's Food / Living Tokachi: Staying Safe in the Snow! |
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Issue #80 December 2017 （PDF 325 KB) |
Wine Party 2017 / Stop Drunk Driving! / Don't Get Sick, Get the Shot! |
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Issue #79 November 2017 （PDF 455.4 KB) |
Singapore's Festivities / Winter Tea Ceremony 2017 |
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Issue #78 October 2017 （PDF 309 KB) |
Mori no Halloween 2017 / Living in Tokachi: Beware of Bears! / Pumpkin Carving Event |
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Issue #77 September 2017 （PDF 342.9 KB) |
Welcome Jun! / Autumn Tea Ceremony |
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Issue #76 August 2017 （PDF 402 KB) |
Enjoy 山の日 in the Mountains! |
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Issue #75 July 2017 （PDF 362.9 KB) |
Culture: Hawaiian Summers / Obihiro CIR Blog |
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Issue #74 June 2017 （PDF 361.3 KB) |
Friends of the World 2017 / Japanese Calligraphy Class 2017 / A Fake Backpacker's Jouney: Hanoi, Vietnam |
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Issue #73 May 2017 （PDF 348.8 KB) |
Welcome to Obihiro, Miao-San! / Spring Tea Ceremony 2017 / International Talk |
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Issue #72 April 2017 （PDF 349.1 KB) |
Free Japanese Classes at Obihiro City Hall / Happy New Year! in April? / International Recipe: Spicy Ahi Poke from Hawaii (USA) |
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Issue #71 March 2017 （PDF 319.4 KB) |
Ate mais (See You) Karen! / Farewell Tao / 60th International Talk ~Tao and Karen's Farewell Talk~ |
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Issue #70 February 2017 （PDF 497.8 KB) |
2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games / CIR Blog / Culture: Valentine's Day in Japan / International Festa in TOKACHI 2017 |
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Issue #69 January 2017 （PDF 411.6 KB) |
Culture: Coming of Age Traditions from Around the World / Trivia: Get Your Car Blessed! |
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Issue #68 December 2016 （PDF 323.3 KB) |
Wine Party 2016 / Year-End Holiday / Culture: The World's Only Emperor |
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Issue #67 November 2016 （PDF 395.1 KB) |
10th Multicultural Festival / 42nd Annual Wine Party / Culture: American Thanksgiving / Winter Tea Ceremony |
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Issue #66 October 2016 （PDF 388.4 KB) |
Mori no Halloween 2016 / Trivia: Health and Sports Day / Living Tokachi: Staying Safe and Warm / Pumpkin Carving Event |
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Issue #65 September 2016 （PDF 441 KB) |
The 10th Multicultural Festival: Photo Contest & Performers / Fall: The Last Hooray Before Winter! / Autumn Tea Ceremony |
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Issue #64 August 2016 （PDF 502 KB) |
2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games / Trivia: Celebrating Spirits Around the World |
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Issue #63 July 2016 （PDF 429.4 KB) |
Living Tokachi: Enjoying Summer, While Staying Cool! / Tokachi Summer Spots / Trivia!: Why do Japanese Split Watermelons in The Summer? |
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Issue #62 June 2016 （PDF 565.5 KB) |
Friends of the World 2016 / Japanese Calligraphy Class 2016 / (Summer) Stamp Rallies! / Now Accepting Applications for Host Families! |
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Issue #61 May 2016 （PDF 617.6 KB) |
Welcome Ishin Tou! / Spring Tea Ceremony 2016 / Recommended 9 Sakura Viewing "Hanami" Spots in Tokachi |
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Issue #60 April 2016 （PDF 487.3 KB) |
Free Japanese Classes at Obihiro City Hall / Mame Chishiki (Trivia!) #1 / Obihiro City CIR Blog is Back! / Thai New Year: Songkran Festival |
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Issue #59 March 2016 （PDF 466.8 KB) |
See You Later Yan Liu / Hinamatsuri: Girls' Day / Thai Green Curry / Living Tokachi: (Almost) Spring Cleaning |
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Issue #58 February 2016 （PDF 605.1 KB) |
2016, The Year of the Monkey / Obihiro Ice Festival / International Festa in TOKACHI 2016 / International Recipe: Tomato Egg Soup Recipe From China |
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Issue #57 January 2016 （PDF 388.2 KB) |
My Number / A Fake Backpacker's Diary: Getting an Elephant Riding License in Laos |
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Issue #56 December 2015 （PDF 451.9 KB) |
Happy (almost) New Year! / Potluck Night: Taiwanese Stir-Fried Shrimp / Living Tokachi: Winter is Coming (Surviving a Tokachi Winter) |
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Issue #55 November 2015 （PDF 495.7 KB) |
Multicultural Festival 2015 / 41st Annual Wine Party / Culture: Thai's Loi Krathong Festival / Living Tokachi: Staying Active, Even in Winter! |
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Issue #54 October 2015 （PDF 476.1 KB) |
Mori no Halloween 2015 / Multicultural Festival Performers Wanted / Living Tokachi: Recycle Shops / Winter Tea Ceremony |
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Issue #53 September 2015 （PDF 390.7 KB) |
Welcome Bongkoch! / Aloha Elaine! / Autumn Tea Ceremony |
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Issue #52 August 2015 （PDF 379.8 KB) |
Farewell Hector / So long adn thanks for all the fish / Bon Dance |
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Issue #51 July 2015 （PDF 477.7 KB) |
Friends of the World 2015 / Japanese Calligraphy Lesson / Culture & Cuisine Corner: Summer Events |
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Issue #50 June 2015 （PDF 514.1 KB) |
Friends of the World 2015 / Culture & Cuisine Corner: Park Golf / Chinese Corner: Chinese Buzzwords |
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Issue #49 May 2015 （PDF 405 KB) |
Spring Tea Ceremony / International Talk / Culture & Cuisine Corner: Japanese Driver's Licences / Chinese Corner: Terracotta Warriors |
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Issue #48 April 2015 （PDF 427.6 KB) |
Japanese Classes / Culture & Cuisine Corner: Hanami Spots / Chinese Corner: Traditional Chinese Medicine |
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Issue #47 March 2015 （PDF 470.5 KB) |
Anyone for Tenipon? / International Festa Thank You / Culture & Cuisine Corner: 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games Mascot / Chinese Corner: Chinese Breakfast |
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Issue #46 February 2015 （PDF 580 KB) |
International Festa / Obihiro Ice Festival / Cuisine & Culture Corner: Obihiro Ice Festival / Chinese Corner: Chinese New Year |
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Issue #45 January 2015 （PDF 379 KB) |
Happy New Year / International Festa / Sapporo Snow Festival / Obihiro Ice Festival / Culture & Cuisine Corner: Ski Resorts / Chinese Corner: Yasashi Jikan |
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Issue #44 December 2014 （PDF 508.9 KB) |
Wine Party / Multicultural Festival Thank You / Culture & Cuisine Corner: Japanese Christmas / Chinese Corner: Chinese Nabe |
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Issue #43 November 2014 （PDF 440.4 KB) |
The 8th Multicultural Festival / Winter is Coming / Wine Party / Tea Ceremony / Chinese Corner: Chinese Tea Ceremony |
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Issue #42 October 2014 （PDF 501.3 KB) |
Mori no Halloween 2014 / Culture & Cuisine Corner: Tenipon / Chinese Corner: Autumn in Northern China |
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Issue #41 September 2014 （PDF 465.3 KB) |
8th Multicultural Festival / Autumn Tea Ceremony / Culture & Cuisine Corner: Michi no Eki / Chinese Corner: August Activities |
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Issue #40 August 2014 （PDF 475.9 KB) |
Park Golf Tournament / Bon Odori / Culture & Cuisine Corner: 10 Places to See in Tokachi Before You Die / Chinese Corner: Furano |
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Issue #39 July 2014 （PDF 510.7 KB) |
Friends of the World 2014 / Calligraphy Class / Culture & Cuisine Corner: Tokachi Agriculture / Chinese Corner: Shichiku Garden |
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Issue #38 June 2014 （PDF 555.8 KB) |
Friends of the World 2014 / Culture & Cuisine Corner: Tokachi Shimizu Gyutama Steak Don Recipe / Chinese Corner: Obihiro Shrine |
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Issue #37 May 2014 （PDF 592.7 KB) |
Welcome Liu / Culture & Cuisine Corner: Sweets Tour Ticket / Spring Tea Ceremony |
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Issue #36 April 2014 （PDF 502.7 KB) |
Japanese Classes / Culture & Cuisine Corner: Tokachi Mushrooms |
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Issue #35 March 2014 （PDF 437.5 KB) |
Good-bye Mrs. Nakanishi / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: March Foods |
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Issue #34 February 2014 （PDF 593 KB) |
International Festa / Traditional Japanese Dance Class / Request for Articles and Feedback / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Heart Candies |
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Issue #33 January 2014 （PDF 504.4 KB) |
Happy New Year / International Festa / Obihiro Ice Festival / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Osechi |
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Issue #32 December 2013 （PDF 553.8 KB) |
Wine Party / Winter is Here / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Brazilian Christmas |
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Issue #31 November 2013 （PDF 479 KB) |
The 7th Multicultural Festival / Winter is Coming / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Tokachi Memuro Corn Chaha n |
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Issue #30 October 2013 （PDF 467.3 KB) |
Mori no Halloween 2013 / 7th Multicultural Festival: Performers Wanted / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Japanese Curry and Niku-jaga Recipes |
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Issue #29 September 2013 （PDF 426.6 KB) |
Safe Driving / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Autumn Food Festivals |
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Issue #28 August 2013 （PDF 488.4 KB) |
New TIRC Facebook Page / Japanese Classes / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Food Valley Tokachi Stamp Rally |
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Issue #27 July 2013 （PDF 595.4 KB) |
Friends of the World 2013 / Japanese Classes / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Shin-Gotochi Gourmet Grand Prix |
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Issue #26 June 2013 （PDF 661 KB) |
Friends of the World 2013 / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Tokachi Food Festivals |
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Issue #25 May 2013 （PDF 586.8 KB) |
Kid's Playground / Japanese Classes / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: plan'ES Hamburger |
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Issue #24 April 2013 （PDF 542.7 KB) |
Welcome Karen / Japanese Classes / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Empanadas |
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Issue #23 March 2013 （PDF 615.3 KB) |
Good-bye Geraldo / Anyone for Tenipon? / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Sweets Tour Ticket |
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Issue #22 February 2013 （PDF 540.6 KB) |
International Festa in Tokachi 2013 / Calligraphy Class / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Brazilian Brigadeiros |
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Issue #21 January 2013 （PDF 1.2 MB) |
Happy New Year / International Cosplay Festa 2013 / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Tokachi Bolognese |
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Issue #20 December 2012 （PDF 1.3 MB) |
Wine Party / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: December Food Events |
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Issue #19 November 2012 （PDF 496.6 KB) |
The 6th Multicultural Festival / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: November Food Events / Disaster Preparedness Guide |
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Issue #18 October 2012 （PDF 1.6 MB) |
Mori no Halloween / 6th Multicultural Festival / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: October Food Events |
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Issue #17 September 2012 （PDF 561.3 KB) |
Park Golf Tournament / Tea Ceremony / Japanese Classes / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Garden Project Music Festival |
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Issue #16 August 2012 （PDF 549.4 KB) |
Japanese Classes / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: August Food Events |
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Issue #14 June 2012 （PDF 909.1 KB) |
New CIR - Geraldo Takashi Kodaira / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Beninese Akpan / Friends of the World 2012 |
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Issue #13 May 2012 （PDF 1.3 MB) |
New Certificate of Registry / Japanese Classes / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Salted Cherry Blossoms |
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Issue #12 April 2012 （PDF 758 KB) |
Japanese Classes / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Burmese Mont Lin Ma Yar |
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Issue #11 March 2012 （PDF 504 KB) |
Goodbye Marcelo / International Festa Thank You / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Sweets Tour Ticket |
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Issue #10 February 2012 （PDF 661 KB) |
International Festa in Tokachi 2012 / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Filipino Polvoron |
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Issue #9 January 2012 （PDF 1.5 MB) |
Happy New Year 2012 / Obihiro Ice Festival / Wine Party Thank You / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Feijoada / Getting ready for Elementary School in Japan |
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Issue #8 December 2011 （PDF 1.2 MB) |
Wine Party 2011 / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Christmas Around the World / New Year's Cards (Nengajo) |
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Issue #7 November 2011 （PDF 976.4 KB) |
5th Multicultural Festival / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Tokachi Cheese / Winter is Here |
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Issue #6 October 2011 （PDF 677.5 KB) |
Mori no Halloween / Multicultural Festival Call for Applications / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner; Thai Khao Kriab Pak Mor / Learning Japanese (or any other language) with Tadoku (Extensive Reading) |
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Issue #5 September 2011 （PDF 878.8 KB) |
Madison Sister City Visit / Japanese Classes Reminder / Park Golf Thank You / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Cambodian Cuisine / Understanding Written Japanese: Aids for Reading Kanji (Part 2) |
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Issue #4 August 2011 （PDF 1.2 MB) |
Disaster Preparedness Training / 2011 Friends of the World Thank You / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Filipino Halo-halo / Understanding Written Japanese: Aids That Boost Your Kanji Reading (Part 1) |
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Issue #3 July 2011 （PDF 470.3 KB) |
Japanese Classes / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Friends of the World Dishes |
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Issue #2 June 2011 （PDF 1.1 MB) |
Friends of the World 2011 / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Takoyaki / Inhabitant Taxes |
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Issue #1 May 2011 （PDF 596.3 KB) |
What's Happening in Obihiro? / Mori no Playtime / 62nd Annual Hokkaido Tree Planting Festival in Obihiro / Chef Hector's Cuisine Corner: Vietnamese Spring Rolls / Japanese Classes |