相撲[すもう]を見たことがありますか。 Have you seen sumo?
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花見2014 Cherry blossom 2014
今年[ことし]の4月、花見[はなみ]について書[か]きました。これは、日本[にほん]の花見[はなみ]についてでした。そして、今[いま]! ニュージーランドの花見[はなみ]の季節[きせつ](= season)です!! I wrote about cherry blosson some time ago this year – it was about cherry blossom season in Japan. Now it is time for us, in New Zealand!
Continue readingFree Japanese film showing – October 2014
今週[こんしゅう]の木曜日[もくようび]に映画[えいが]を上映[じょうえい]します。是非[ぜひ]見[み]に来[き]てください!! We will show another film this Thursday. Please come along! Date: Thursday 2 October 2014 Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Location: L3 Contact: Athena Chambers at athena@waikato.ac.nz or 838 4932 (School of Arts) Website: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/about/school-of-arts/languages/japanese-film-showings Free Admission! No booking required! English Subtitles! ALL WELCOME. “Osaka Hamlet” Director : Fujiro Mitsuishi 2009 | 107min | PG Cast […]
Continue reading日本がSRに! Japan joins in SR!
日本[にほん]が2016年からスーパーラグビーに参加[さんか]する(= to join)そうです! It seems that Japan will join in Super Rugby in 2016!
Continue reading色彩のない… Colorless…
私[わたし]はこのポストで何[なに]を書[か]こうとしているのでしょうか? What am I going to writet about under the tile above?
Continue reading政治討論! Talking about politics!
昨日[きのう]の夕方[ゆうがた]、ワイカト大学[だいがく]に訪問者[ほうもんしゃ](= visitor)がありました。『ダーティー・ポリティックス』の著者[ちょしゃ](= author)、ニッキー・へーガー氏[し]がワイカト大学[だいがく]に来[き]ました。 We had a visitor here yesterday evening. Nicky Hager, author of Dirty Politics, came to the University of Waikato and talked about his book and politics in New Zealand.
Continue readingFree Japanese film showing – September 2014
今週[こんしゅう]の木曜日[もくようび]、また映画[えいが]がありますよ~。来[き]てください~。We will show another film this Thursday. Please come along! FREE Japanese film showing in September 2014 Date: Thursday 11 September 2014 Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Location: L3 Contact: Athena Chambers at athena@waikato.ac.nz or 838 4932 (School of Arts) Website: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/about/school-of-arts/languages/japanese-film-showings Free Admission! No booking required! English Subtitles! ALL WELCOME. “ Noriben – […]
Continue reading領収書なし!? No receipt!?
以前[いぜん] (= previously)、記者[きしゃ]会見[かいけん] (= press conference)で泣[な]いた県議[けんぎ] (= councillor)のニュースを書[か]きました。 I wrote about the press conference done by a "crying" concillor in Japan here before.
Continue reading教員増員 Extra teachers
日本[にほん]の文部科学省[もんぶかがくしょう](=Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)は、2015年から、所得[しょとく] (= income)の低[ひく]い(= low)家庭[かてい] (= household)の子供[こども]が多[おお]い小[しょう]・中学校[ちゅうがっこう]に教員[きょういん] (= teaching staff)を増[ふ]やすことを決めました。 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced that more teachers will be allocated to schools with children from low-income households.
Continue readingFood in New Zealand ニュージーランドの食べ物
また朝日新聞[あさひしんぶん]にニュージーランドの記事[きじ]を見[み]つけました。I found again, an article about New Zealand in Asahi Shimbun Newspaper.
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