8月下旬です。NZでは、9月から春、と言われています。The first half of August has gone. In New Zealand, we think Spring begins in Septermber.
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Visitors from Saitama さいたま市からの訪問
日本のさいたま市は、ハミルトンと姉妹[しまい]都市[とし]提携[ていけい]を(= sister-city relation)結[むす]んで(= to tie)います。Saitama-city, Japan is one of Hamilton’s sister cities.
Continue reading長崎、再び Nagasaki again
昨日、8月9日は長崎[ながさき]の原爆[げんばく]の日でした。長崎も、原爆が落とされてから70年です。記念[きねん]式典[しきてん]が行われ、平和[へいわ]を誓[ちか]いました。 朝日新聞のこのページに、長崎に原爆が落ちた直後[ちょくご]のことが書かれています。日本語が読める人は是非、読んでください。これを読めば、「戦争[せんそう]は絶対[ぜったい]にダメだ!」と思うはずです。。。 It was Nagasaki Day yesterday. Yes, it was also the 70th anniversary at Nagasaki since an A-bomb was dropped there. Nagasaki held a memorial ceremony and promised the world to achieve peace. This page from Asahi Shimbun Newspaper reports how dreadful the whole situation in Nagasaki was immediately after the 9th of August […]
Continue readingFree Japanese film showing – August 2015
今週の木よう日、日本映画を上映します。アニメ映画です。来てください! FREE JAPANESE FILM SHOWING IN AUGUST 2015 Date: Thursday 13 August 2015 Time: 7:00 AM – 8:20 PM Location: L3 Contact: athena@waikato.ac.nz or 838 4932 Website: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/about/school-of-arts/languages/japanese-film-showings Director Shinkai Special Double Feature: “The Voice of Distant Star” + “The Garden of Words” Free Admission! No booking required! English Subtitles! ALL WELCOME “THE VOICE OF DISTANT STAR” 「ほしのこえ」 […]
Continue reading8月6日、再び August 6 again
日本のラグビーの将来がここに! Future of Rugby for Japan here!
今、ワイカト大学で、12人の日本人ラグビー高校生が勉強しています! Twelve Japanese high school students are studying Engish and training for rugby at the University of Waikato!
Continue readingMoney issues 2 re: The Tokyo Olympics 2020
As you might have heard, the rebuilding plan of the National Stadium Japan has been now thrown away. Prime Minister Abe announced that the government would start anew. This would be good news as the current plan will cost the nation too much. As I described here before, the latest estimate of the cost was […]
Continue readingAll Japan’s new jerseys!
先日、オールブラックスが、ラグビーW杯のための新しいジャージーを発表[はっぴょう]しました。キャプテンのリッチー・マコウがそのジャージーを来て、記者会見[きしゃかいけん](= press conference)に出ました。私もテレビで見ました（ここでそのニュースが読めます）。 New All Blacks jerseys for the Rugby World Cup this year were unveiled a few days ago. Richie MaCaw appeared wearing it at the press conference and I saw it on TV (you can read the news here).
Continue readingFree Japanese film showing – July 2015
今週木よう日に、日本映画を上映します。来てください! FREE Japanese film showing in July 2015 Date: Thursday 16 July 2015 Time: 7:00 PM – 9:20 PM Location: L3 Contact: athena@waikato.ac.nz Website: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/about/school-of-arts/languages/japanese-film-showings Free Admission! No booking required! English Subtitles! ALL WELCOME “Haru’s Journey” 「春との旅」 (c)2010 HARU’S JOURNEY FILM PARTNERS / LATERNA / MONKEY TOWN PRODUCTIONS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2010 | Rating: M | […]
Continue readingNatto Day today!
今日は納豆[なっとう]の日です! It is Natto Day today!
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