AWFに、先週、行きましたか。Did you go to Auckland Writers Festival 2015 last week?
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ふるさと納税 City Council Donation
今、ふるさと納税[のうぜい]が人気だそうです。Donation to city councils is somehow popular in Japan now!
Continue readingFree Japanese film showing – May 2015
とてもたのしい相撲[すもう]の映画[えいが]です。是非[ぜひ]見[み]に来[き]て下[くだ]さい！This is a funny film about Japanese traditional Sumo wrestling! Please come along!! Date: Thursday 14 May 2015 Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 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. “Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t” ©1991 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. 1992 | 105min | Rating : PG Director : Masayuki […]
Continue readingにんじんの像 Giant Carrot
こんな大きなにんじんを飾[かざ]るのは、ニュージーランドだけだと思[おも]っていましたが。。。 I thought it was only New Zealand where people set up such a giant carrot statue, but…
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赤いもの、何だかわかりますか。 Do you know what those red things are?
Continue readingRugby Japan!
日本のラグビーはあまり強くありません。しかし、2019年、日本でラグビーW杯[はい]を開催[かいさい]します(= to host)。勝[か]たなければいけません。 日本ラグビーは今からいろいろ計画[けいかく]をしています。これから8月まで、何度[なんど]も合宿[がっしゅく] (= training camp)をするそうです。その合計[ごうけい] (= total)日数[にっすう]は75日! これまでこんなに練習[れんしゅう]したことはなかったそうです。朝日[あさひ]新聞[しんぶん]のこのページでニュースを読みました。 今年は、9月にイギリスでラグビーW杯[はい]が開[ひら]かれます。まず、ここで勝[か]たなくては! 頑[がん]張[ば]れ、日本!! Japan is not famous for rugby… But the country will host the rugby world cup in 2019. They’ve got to improve their skills!! Their long winding road has already started. I just read a report in Asahi Shimbun Newspaper saying they have a lot of […]
Continue reading100 most influential…
I wrote about Ms Marie Kondo last year; she is the guru of tidying. Ms Kondo has just been chosen by Time magazine for one of the 100 most influential people in the world. The other Japanese who was chosen for this is Haruki Murakami – one of the most internationally famous novelists!! I read […]
Continue reading日本文化って? What is Japanese culture?
日本文化って何でしょうか。What is Japanese culture?
Continue readingCherry blossom now in Japan!
今、日本にいる人たちは、美[うつく]しい桜[さくら]を楽[たの]しむことができます。うらやましいですね! 日本にいない人は。。。このウェブサイトで美しい桜の写真[しゃしん]を見ることができますよ。(上の写真は日本で最近[さいきん]撮[と]ったものです) If you are luckily in Japan right now, you are enjoying beautidul cherry blossom. If you are not so lucky, then you have a look at this site – you can see all sorts of beautidul photos of cherry blossom (The above photo was taken in Japan lately).
Continue readingFree Japanese film showing – April 2015
Another film will be shown this Thursday! ALL WELCOME!! Date: Thursday 2 April 2015 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 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. “KOMANEKO-The Curious Cat + KOMANEKO’s Christmas” ©TYO/dwarf・Komaneko Film Partners Original writer・Director・Character design : Tsuneo Goda 2006+2009 | 60+20min | Rating: […]
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