− | '''Mie Prefecture''' (三重県 : ''Mie-ken'') is our little oddly-shaped slice of home. Many people will make a temporary (or maybe permanent) life here as JETs, ALTs, English teachers, skilled workers, spouses, or perhaps just as a general token ex-pat. | + | '''Mie Prefecture''' (三重県, ''Mie-ken'') is our little oddly-shaped slice of home. Many people will make a temporary (or maybe permanent) life here as JETs, ALTs, English teachers, skilled workers, spouses, or perhaps just as a general token ex-pat. |