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Stroke of Genius

Welcome back, kids. It’s been a while, really it has. I never expected my break from blogging to be quite so pronounced, but like most things, you never can tell, can you! Anyway, I’m back. I’ve fired up the C*R-h boiler, thrown on a few more pieces of coal for good measure, and things are warming up nicely again. Go get yourself your favourite drink, pick up a bite to eat, or simply get down to reading some quality Caught*Red-handed. It’s good to have you back… (more…)

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To be continued…

Some people have said that he’s done a runner, others have bets on finding him dragged out of the bottom of the ocean. Still more imply that their money’s on robbery, GTA or some other crime, whilst others say they’ve had sightings of him in remote locations in all different parts of the world. Whatever the answer, Caught*Red-handed has come to a standstill and people are starting to ask questions…

Caught*Red-handed will be continued on Saturday 6th March 2010 with all the answers as to why the island moves, who shot Archie Mitchell, and how the Oracle killed Agent Smith, but for now it’s またね…

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Tokyo Alice

Welcome back to Caught*Red-handed, and welcome also to Episode 3 of Guest_bloggers. This episode was actually promised to you about three months ago, however perfection takes a long time to, well, er, perfect actually, so apologies, however I promise you it’s all going to be worthwhile. (more…)

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有名！２: Fukuzawa Yukichi

Anybody who has visited Japan will have seen Fukuzawa Yukichi on nearly a daily basis, though they may not know it. His serious face and stalwart image is indeed involved in many everyday transactions. Even if you haven’t set foot even close to Japan yet, then the first few pages of a textbook on Japanese will undoubtedly present his image to you. And in both cases, he’s usually worth about £70, $110 or ¥10000.

Of course, having your face printed on the one side of a yen bill is truly a mark of a nation’s recognition for the work that one has undertaken, however awareness of Fukuzawa very rarely goes further than this, if indeed one is aware even of his presence on Japanese money. So, why is he so celebrated? What did this man borne into a family of both honour and hardship do that gives him the right to be recognised by every Japanese person every single day of their lives..? (more…)

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Giveaway Winners

Well, well, well. Did you enter? Do you think you’re in with a chance of winning? Read on for the results! (more…)

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