Have you watched the rugby match (All Blacks vs. Wallabies) held in Yokohama, Japan this weekend? There will be another one this coming weekend; yes, it is All Blacks vs. Brave Blossoms! Anyway, because of those big games, quite a few Kiwi journalists are in Japan now. One of them is John Campbell. The following […]
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Battle in Yokohama tomorrow!
All Blacks will have a match with Wallabies in Yokohama, Japan tomorrow (27 October 2018). Apparently, there are still quite a few tickets left. If you are lucky enough to be in Yokohama tomorrow, why don’t you be there!? The photo above shows a part of the New Zealand Herald published on Monday this week… […]
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You can see beautiful blossom of wisteria in New Zealand now. Everybody knows Japanese people love cherry blossom but they like wisteria blossom too. I took the above photos here, in New Zealand, just recently. The photo below shows Japanese wisteria. Beautiful! ニュージーランドでは今、あちこちで藤[ふじ](= wisteria)が美[うつく]しく咲[さ]いています。日本人が桜[さくら](= cherry blossom)が好きなのは有名[ゆうめい](= famous)ですが、藤も大好きです。上の写真[しゃしん](= photo)は先日[せんじつ](= the other day)、ニュージーランドで撮[と]った写真です。下の写真は、日本の藤の写真です。とてもきれいですね。
Continue readingLamb’s burp in New Zealand
Asahi Shimbun Newspaper has reported a study which has been done by AgResearch New Zealand this week. What is the study? – it is about lamb’s burp! If you are interested in this article, you can read it here (the article is in Japanese). 朝日[あさひ]新聞[しんぶん]に、ニュージーランドの研究[けんきゅう]センターAgReseachの研究が紹介[しょうかい]されています。何の研究かと言うと。。。羊[ひつじ]のげっぷ(= burp)です！ 興味[きょうみ]のある人はここで。
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Are you interested in going to Tokyo? The New Zealand Herald published an article on the places you should visit in Tokyo. You can read the article here. A short motion picture about Japan is on the page too. 東京に行ってみたいですか。先日[せんじつ](= the other day)、ニュージーランド・ヘラルド紙[し]が東京について紹介[しょうかい]していました。ここで読むことができます。日本についての短[みじか]い動画[どうが](= motion picture)もあります。
Continue readingFREE Japanese film showing in October 2018
We will show another film this Thursday. This is a very popular film directed by Makoto Shinkai. Don’t miss it! Date Thursday 11 October 2018 Time 7pm Where L3 Contact Athena Chambers Contact email athena.chambers@waikato.ac.nz Your Name Admission Free! No booking required! English subtitles! ALL WELCOME. Director: Makoto Shinkai Voice: Ryunosuke […]
Continue readingYou cannot suck cough drop at work…
The Guardian reports some negative aspects in Japan lately (which is good; if the foreign media such as the Guardian does not do it, we will never know that!). Apparently, a member of Kumamoto-city Assembly, was forced to apologize for sucking cough drop in the chamber (you can read about this incident here). In contrast […]
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Japanese scientist wins Nobel in medicine along with a U.S. scholar this year! 日本の科学者[かがくしゃ](= scientist)がアメリカの科学者とともにノーベル医学[いがく](= medicine)生理学[せいりがく](= physiology)賞[しょう](= prize)を受賞[じゅしょう]しました。 Professor Tasuku Honjo, Kyoto University, was awarded this prize for his tremendous work which has hugely contributed to cancer therapy. You can read this wonderful news at various websites; for example here (in Japanese) and here (in English). […]
Continue readingGuru of decluttering from Japan
Do you have any problems to get rid of clutters? This New Zealand website cites some tips provided by the guru of decluttering. The guru’s name is Marie Kondo; yes, she is Japanese! 近藤[こんどう]麻理恵[まりえ]さんの名前を聞いたことがありますか。近藤さんは日本人で、片[かた]づけ(= decluttering)の名人[めいじん](= guru)です。本もいろいろ書いています。ニュージーランドのウェブサイトで近藤さんの片付けのコツが紹介[しょうかい]されています。興味[きょうみ]がある人は、こちらからどうぞ。
Continue readingMaori and Ainu
Have you heard of Ainu? Ainu is an indigenous language in Japan and very few people can speak it now. People of the Ainu descent came to New Zealand to meet Maori people and learn how to save their endangered language. This visit gave Maori people an opportunity to learn the Ainu language too. You […]
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