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We`re having a halloween party in a large park for our work and the kids at the schools we teach at on Sunday. We`re supposed to do Halloween themed games and events.

Although we don`t really go full out in England celebrating Halloween, I`ve taken the plunge and shelled out a whopping 600 yen for a scream mask. The holes for the eyes are a bit too large so through the distorted screaming face there are my kind eyes which instead of inspiring fear in people has so far reduced Reiko to helpless laughter which doesn`t bode well.

For the Japanese staff, it seems to be more of a cosplay event than a Halloween. Two of them are going as Mario and Luigi and another is going as Minnie Mouse.

This doesn`t make much sense to me. What`s scary about Minnie Mouse? If she wore a screaming distorted grimace on her face, was holding a knife in one hand and the freshly severed head of her husband Micky in the other, that would be more appropriate would it not?