A teacher who spent five years in Japan has decided to teach the language at his English school.

Maison Urwin, 31, of Colchester, has returned to the area to teach foreign languages and has begun offering the opportunity to learn Japanese.

The former Colchester Royal Grammar School pupil became the new languages teacher at Tendring Technology College in Frinton, teaching French and German last September.

Mr Urwin met his wife Eriko while he was living in Japan and, from speaking the language with her, gained enough to teach it.

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