As you might know, Fukuoka suffered a fairly major earthquake in March of last year, its first in a long long time (and hopefully its last!). They finally got around to fixing our school building, which means that for the next month and a half, until the end of April, the view from our school windows is what you see above - plastic sheeting and scaffolding. We've asked them to try to keep construction sounds quiet during classes, so there shouldn't be too much disturbance. But for a little while at least, don't expect the outside of the school to look as beautiful as the inside does!

The new year is almost a quarter of the way done, but we finally managed to get our new year's resolution done! GenkiJACS will donate 5% of all after-tax profit this year and hereafter to UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund. It may not be a huge amount of money this year, but we expect it to grow steadily. We feel it's important to recognise that while we are lucky enough to live and work in one of the richest countries in the world, the vast majority of people live in far harsher conditions. Giving a little back is the least we could do.
And don't worry, this doesn't mean our prices will go up by 5% to compensate!