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Tag: the blues

Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia

Rugby lads vs a bluesman in a Tokyo bar

by Bradley K. Martin September 26, 2019February 18, 2020

“I’m worried the pub will be mobbed.” That’s the heading of an email I received from a friend. The rest of it said: “In case you haven’t noticed, Japan is full of hard-drinking rugby fans. If we don’t have a reservation we might not get seated. Is there a ‘plan B’ for tonight?” “Tonight” meaning […]

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