The A semester begins this university today! Let’s study and work hard together!!
Continue readingベルリン国際映画祭 Berlin International Film Festival
先日[せんじつ]、ベルリン国際[こくさい]映画祭[えいがさい]がドイツ、ベルリン市[し]でありました。日本[にほん]の映画[えいが]『キャタピラ』も上映[じょうえい]され(joei suru is to play (a film)ました。その映画[えいが]の主演[しゅえん]女優[じょゆう]の寺島[てらしま]しのぶさんが、主演女優賞[しゅえんじょゆうしょう] (= Best Actress Award)をとりました。とても嬉[うれ]しいニュースです!! The 60th Berlin International Film Festival was held lately. A Japanese film entitled “Caterpillar” directed by Koji Wakamatsu entered to the competition. Shinobu Tarashima, who played the main role in “Caterpillar” won Best Actress Award. What a wonderful news it is!
Continue reading日本デー 9th Japan Day
この日曜日[にちようび]、2月28日に、オークランドのASB Showgroundで、日本デーというイベントがあります。楽[たの]しそうですよ! The Japan Day will be held at ASB Showground in Auckland this Sunday, 28 February 2010. Doors will open at 10am and ADMISSION FREE! According to the site of ASB Showground, the following will be there: 1. Eat – Food stalls: from Sushi to Noodles, Sweets, 2. Buy – Garage sale of Japanese […]
Continue reading桜便り Cherry blossom
まだ2月です。日本[にほん]は寒[さむ]いです。でも、昨日[きのう]の朝日[あさひ]新聞[しんぶん]で、静岡県[しずおかけん]の桜[さくら]のレポートを読[よ]みました。朝日新聞[あさひしんぶん]のこのページにアクセスすると、美[うつく]しい桜[さくら]の写真[しゃしん]が見[み]られます。 It is still February, but I read a report showing beautiful cherry blossom on yesterday’s Asahi Shimbun Newspaper. Most areas in Japan is still not so warm, but a region in Shizuoka Prefecture has already started entertaining people with beautiful blossom. You can see a beautiful photo of the blossom on this page of […]
Continue readingWai Taiko Drummers will perform tonight!
Hamilton Gardens Summer Festival 2010 will kick off tonight! The party to start the party. Congregate on the Rhodo Lawn, bring a picnic and warm up with the dynamic Wai Taiko Drummers and the mesmerising Carmen Salvador, one of Chillies’ hottest soul voices. Then, get ready to dance the night out with Batucada Sound Machine, […]
Continue readingBills in Japan 日本にあるBills
(c) reggie I シドニーのパンケーキです。 Pancakes in Sydney!
Continue reading海苔の養殖 Nori farming
日本人[にほんじん]は海苔[のり] (= nori, a type of seaweed)が大好きです。そして、日本[にほん]のあちこちで海苔[のり]の養殖[ようしょく] (yoshoku means farming)が行[おこな]われています。 Japanese people like to eat nori, a kind of seaweed and there are nori-farming organised at various areas in Japan.
Continue readingアニメ･マンガの日本語Japanese in Anime & Manga
日本[にほん]のアニメやマンガが好[す]きですか。アニメやマンガのことばを勉強[べんきょう]したいですか。 Do you like Japanese Anime and Manga? Are you interested in learning expressions in Japanese Anime and Manga?
Continue reading高いイチゴ Expensive strawberries
(c) だーちゃん 友[とも]だちのブログで、上[うえ]の写真[しゃしん]を見[み]つけました(mitsukeru means to find)。友[とも]だちはデパートでこの写真[しゃしん]を撮[と]りました(shashin wo toru means to take a photo)。 I have found the above photo in one of my Japanese friends’ blog. He took this photo at a department store in Japan.
Continue reading安いもの Cheap stuff
日本人[にほんじん]は高[たか]いブランド品[ひん]も好[す]きですが、安[やす]いものも好[す]きです。例[たと]えば、日本[にほん]には100円[えん]ショップ（NZの1,2,3ドルショップと同[おな]じような店[みせ]）がとてもたくさんあります。しかし…。 Japanese people have a weakness of big name brands. The goods of those brands are really expensive. But Japanese people also really like cheap stuff. For example, there are so many so-called “100yen shop” in Japan (equivalent to 1, 2, 3 dollar shops here).
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