Today’s New Zealand Herald reports PM Ardern’s speech delivered at the UN General Assembly hall. I was just reading this article as anybody else in this country would do and then, the sentence ‘the startled look on a Japanese delegation’ suddenly popped up! So why did the Japanese person react like that? – you can […]
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Perception of tattoo in Japan
ニュージーランドヘラルド紙[し]に日本のタトゥーについて記事[きじ](= article)がありました(ここです、英語で書かれています)。とても興味[きょうみ]深[ぶか]く読みました。 I found an article about tattoo in Japan. It is an interesting read (the article can be found here)!
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It is now the cherry blossom season in New Zealand. In Japan, when the cherry blossom season comes (normally between March and April), people have a party called hanami. Basically it is a picnic under/near beautiful cherry trees. Why don’t we do it here, in New Zealand!? It will be fun! 今、ニュージーランドでは桜[さくら]が咲[さ]いてとてもきれいです。日本では桜の季節[きせつ](= season)にパーティーをします。花見[はなみ]、と言います。きれいな桜の木の近[ちか]くでピクニックをするのです。ニュージーランドでもやってみませんか。きっと楽[たの]しいですよ!
Continue readingDepartures tomorrow! 明日、おくりびと！
明日です！ とてもいい映画です。ぜひ見に来てください。 TOMORROW! It is a beautiful film; please come along!! **************** Departures おくりびと Date Thursday 20 September 2018 Time 7pm Where L.G.03 Contact Athena Chambers Contact email athena.chambers@waikato.ac.nz Admission Free! No booking required! English subtitles! ALL WELCOME. Director: Yojiro Takita Written by: Kundo Koyama Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki […]
Continue readingA trip to Japan!
As you know, the Rugby World Cup will be held in Japan next year. Information for trip to Japan often appears in media these days. The photo here shows one of them; it appears on today’s New Zealand Herald! 来年[らいねん]日本でラグビーワールドカップがあります。最近[さいきん]、ニュージーランドのメディアに日本[にほん]旅行[りょこう]の情報[じょうほう](= information)がたくさん出ます。この写真[しゃしん]は、今日のニュージーランドヘラルド紙[し]です！
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this is a test 月曜日に大きな地震[じしん](= earthquake)日本でありました。電車[でんしゃ](= train)が止まったりしましたが、今はまたちゃんと動[うご]いて(= to move)います。まだ全部[ぜんぶ](= all)元[もと]に戻[もど]ったわけではありません。1日にも早く、いろいろ元に戻りますように。
Continue readingHāngi at Kīngitanga Day
The University of Waikato is full of excitement today as we are holding Kīngitanga Day! There are still all sorts of talks, workshops and film screening happening this afternoon. Please come along! You can find the details of Kīngitanga Day here.
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The University of Waikato will host an event called Kīngitanga Day tomorrow (Thursday 13 September 2018). Kīngitanga Day 2018 Join us this Thursday in celebrating our unique heritage and culture with seminars, workshops, performances and kai. Nau mai, haere mai. ALL WELCOME!!
Continue readingWilliams vs. Osaka
USオープン、見ましたか？ 見てなくても、多分、セリーナ・ウイリアムズについてどこかで聞いたことでしょう。吉原[よしはら]さんというアメリカ学[がく]の研究者[けんきゅうしゃ]がこの事件[じけん](= incident)やメディアの報道[ほうどう]の仕方[しかた]について意見[いけん]を日本語で書いています。とても面白[おもしろ]いです！ Have you watched the US Open women’s final? Even if you haven’t, you probably have heard about the incident occurred there re: Serena Williams vs. Naomi Osaka. Dr Yoshihara, an American study scholar, has posted her opinion on this incident as well as the media report on this. It is interesting to read […]
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It is Maori Language Week this week! As you might know, the official languages of New Zealand are: English, Maori and Sign Language. You can find all sorts of information on the Internet; for example, here! 今週はマオリ語[ご]週間[しゅうかん]です！ ニュージーランドの公用語[こうようご](= official language)は、英語、マオリ語、そして手話[しゅわ](= sign language)です。インターネット検索[けんさく](= search)をすると、マオリ語週間の情報[じょうほう](= information)がたくさん見つかります。例[たと]えば、ここで。
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