先週、東京で2019年ラグビーワールドカップの組[く]み合[あ]わせ決定[けってい]がありました。公式[こうしき]フェイスブックはこちら：https://www.facebook.com/rugbyworldcup/ ここで組み合わせや、すてきなプロモーションビデオなどが見られます。 みなさん、是非[ぜひ]日本へ! The schedule of the 2019 Rugby World Cup was announced in Tokyo last week. Its office Facebook shows the schedule as well as cool promotion video: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyworldcup/ Let's go to Japan!
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やりました! They did it!
昨日の夜、やっと決まりました、はい、そうです、労働党[ろうどうとう](= Labour Party)が政権[せいけん] (= government)をとることになりました。ジャシンダ・アーダーンさんは、労働党[ろうどうとう]の党首[とうしゅ](= party leader)に数か月前になったばかり、そして、今度はニュージーランドの首相[しゅしょう](= prime minister)になります。37歳の若き首相です! We finally found that which party would form a government – the New Zealand Labour party! Jacinda Ardern, the party leader, landed the party's leadership position just a few months ago and now she will be the prime minister of New Zealand! A full-of-energy 37 yr […]
Continue readingFree Japanese film showing in October 2017
FREE Japanese film showing in October 2017 Date: Thursday 12 October 2017 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:50 PM Location: L3 Contact: athena.chambers@waikato.ac.nz Website: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/about/school-of-arts/languages/japanese-film-showings Studio Ghibli Animation Film! Free Admission! No booking required! English Subtitles! ALL WELCOME. ‘When Marnie was there' Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Voice: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima 2014 | 103min. | […]
Continue readingKazuo Ishiguro!
I wrote about 'the Buried Giant' some time ago. This novel was written by British writer Kazuo Ishiguro and he has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature! Mr Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan and moved to U.K. when he was five years old. Mr Ishiguro grew up in Japanese language environment (his Japanese […]
Continue reading空き家管理士 Manager of vacant house
昨日[きのう]、空[あ]き家[や]管理士[かんりし]の記事[きじ](= article)をここで読みました。I read an interesting article here about managing vacant houses yesterday.
Continue reading春!3 Spring!3
今朝[けさ](= this morning)の写真[しゃしん]です。キャンパスの桜[さくら](= cherry)が満開[まんかい](= full bloom)です。日本は、この週末[しゅうまつ]、とても大きな台風[たいふう](= typhoon)が来ました。いろいろなところに被害[ひがい](= damage)が出たそうです。一日も早く、みなさんがふつうの生活[せいかつ]に戻[もど]れますように。 The photo was taken this morning. The cherries on our campus have come into full bloom now. By the way, Japan experienced a huge typhoon this weekend and it has caused all sorts of damage. We hope people will get back to their normal life soon.
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今日のワイカト大学ハミルトン・キャンパスです。春[はる]ですね! Today's Hamilton campus (the University of Waikato).Spring has certainly sprung now!
Continue readingマオリ語切手! Maori Language Stamp!
昨日[きのう]も言いましたが、今週[こんしゅう]はマオリ語[ご]週間[しゅうかん]です。上の切手[きって]は先週[せんしゅう]発売[はつばい]されました(= released)。格好[かっこう]いい(= cool)ですよね! As I metioned yesterday, it is Maori Language Week this week. The above postage stamps were released last week. Isn't it cool!?
Continue readingマオリ語週間 Maori Language Week
キア オラ! 今週[こんしゅう]は、マオリ語[ご]週間[しゅうかん]です。このページを見ると、マオリ語の表現[ひょうげん](= expressions)やいろいろなイベントについて分かります。 Kia ora! It is Maori Language week this week! You can learn the details at this website.
Continue readingKingitanga Day 2017
今週[こんしゅう]の木曜日（9月14日）、ワイカト大学で、キンギタンガ・デーというイベントがあります。今年で9年目です。誰[だれ]でも来ることができます。詳[くわ]しくは(= for details)このページを見てください。ぜひ、ワイカト大学に来てください！ We will have an event called Kīngitanga Day this Thursday (14 September 2017). Kīngitanga Day, now in its ninth year, is an annual event that honours our special relationships with Kīngitanga and Waikato-Tainuiand and celebrates the University’s unique identity, distinctive culture and leadership. ALL WELCOME; so please have a look at this […]
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