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OVERHEARD

COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 26, 2019
Wishing for an early spring?
'You know spring is just around the corner when you see the first plum blossoms start to bloom.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 12, 2019
Back-to-work blues
'The trains are guaranteed to be running late on the first Tuesday back at work after the new year break.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 5, 2019
Early vs. earlier
'I didn't realize the joggers at 5 a.m. are different from the joggers at 6 a.m.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 29, 2018
New Year's Eve special
'Kohoku (Uta Gassen) is living proof that enka will last forever.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 22, 2018
O Christmas tree, o printed copy ...
'We didn't know whether or not you could get a real Christmas tree in Tokyo, so we asked my parents to send us a photo of theirs instead.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 15, 2018
A year to forget?
'I've been to so many bonenkai parties this year, it's hard for me to remember which is which.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 8, 2018
A leg to stand on
'Where are you right now? Let's meet for a drink at Flamingos!'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 1, 2018
Clean with envy
'I'm psyching myself up to clean the apartment for the end of the year.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 24, 2018
Forbidden fruit?
'How do you know when it's OK to eat persimmon?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 17, 2018
The curse of Inokashira Pond
'I heard that there's a curse on the pond, which says that any couple who rides a swan boat together will break up soon after.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 10, 2018
Moved to tears
'I don't know why but when the weather turns cooler, tears start streaming down both cheeks when I leave the house for a run early in the morning before my eyes get used to the temperature.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 3, 2018
Having cake (and eating it too)
'Treat or treat?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 27, 2018
Overheard in the newsroom
'I can confirm he (philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre) died from food poisoning, but I can't confirm he died after consuming rotten horse meat.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 20, 2018
False colors
'The fall leaves look to be lacking a little color this year.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 13, 2018
Louder than words
'I never thought a table of four women in their 50s could be so loud.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 6, 2018
Grape expectations
'Whenever I walk through a supermarket at this time of year, I really have to fight the urge to pluck a grape off the bunches on display and pop it in my mouth.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 29, 2018
Scared silly
'Do you think birds would really be scared of a scarecrow that looks like Pikachu?'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 22, 2018
Rainy season, mach 2
'I'm loving the weather in Tokyo at the moment.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 15, 2018
Growing pains
'The size of umbrellas these days is getting out of control.'
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 8, 2018
When it rains, it pours
'I better dash, we're just about to get on a train to the airport. ... Kyoto? Kyoto was amazing. ... A little wet?'
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