Blind Brit studies medieval Eng in Japan/translates Ainu

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Dang, and I thought I was weird...

Student relies on Japan 'eyes'
July 1, 2003 The Yomiuri Shimbun
...To stay in Japan beyond the three-year period offered by the JET program, Hathaway decided to return to university. In April, he enrolled in Keio University's doctorate program for medieval languages and linguistics.
Hathaway admitted people may wonder why someone from Britain would study medieval English in Japan.
...Referring to a Japanese-Ainu illustrated conversation book published a few years ago, Hathaway said, "I want to translate this into English one day and publish it because there are very few books in English about Ainu."