Former high school English teacher, principal, and chairman of the board of education and Sister City Committee in Tateshina Town, my dear old friend, Uehara-Sensei, shares a drink with me, and talks about turning eighty. The Deep in Japan Podcast is completely independent, ad-free, and 100% crowd-funded. Please consider becoming a patron and making a pledge at www.patreon.com/user?u=3864210In Got something to say? You can find me at www.facebook.com/deepinjapan** Note: The quality of this recording is rather poor. After 20 hours of editing, tho, I was able to salvage and mold some chunks of it into recognizable sound. The result is far from ideal, but I just couldn't bring myself to toss it. Sound by http://www.bensound.com/Support the show