「猫[ねこ]バンバン」知っていますか。 Do you have any idea what 'Cat bang bang' is?
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ねこの…2 Cat’s… 2
前[まえ]に、日本にはいろいろな「ねこグッズ」がある、と書[か]きました。さて、写真[しゃしん]のものは何でしょう? I wrote a bit about cats in Japan before and mentioned that there were quite a few 'cat goods' in Japan. So what is the thing in the photo, do you think?
Continue reading良いお年を! Wishing you a Happy New Year
今日は大晦日[おおみそか]。みなさん、どう過ごしていますか。 It is the New Year's Eve today. What are you doing?
Continue reading2015年春が… 4 Spring 2015… 4
ふつうの桜[さくら]は終わってしまいました。今は、八重桜[やえさくら]の季節[きせつ]です。今日、撮[と]った写真[しゃしん]です。 The nomal cherry blossom season is now over; then it is now for puff cherry! I took the photo today.
Continue reading素晴らしき日本のコマーシャル Fascinating Japanese Ad
日本のテレビコマーシャルにはいろいろすばらしいものがあります。最近[さいきん]のびっくりしたのは、これ! There are a lot of fascinating TV commercials in Japan. One of the latest is here! (Note for people who do not understand Japanese: in the middle of the footage, you see a girl reading a book. The phrase focused in the book is 'Have you noticed?')
Continue readingFree Japanese film showing – August 2015
今週の木よう日、日本映画を上映します。アニメ映画です。来てください! FREE JAPANESE FILM SHOWING IN AUGUST 2015 Date: Thursday 13 August 2015 Time: 7:00 AM – 8:20 PM Location: L3 Contact: athena@waikato.ac.nz or 838 4932 Website: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/about/school-of-arts/languages/japanese-film-showings Director Shinkai Special Double Feature: “The Voice of Distant Star” + “The Garden of Words” Free Admission! No booking required! English Subtitles! ALL WELCOME “THE VOICE OF DISTANT STAR” 「ほしのこえ」 […]
Continue readingMoney issues 2 re: The Tokyo Olympics 2020
As you might have heard, the rebuilding plan of the National Stadium Japan has been now thrown away. Prime Minister Abe announced that the government would start anew. This would be good news as the current plan will cost the nation too much. As I described here before, the latest estimate of the cost was […]
Continue readingNatto Day today!
今日は納豆[なっとう]の日です! It is Natto Day today!
Continue readingSayonara, Tama
The funeral for Tama, the famous stationmaster, was held yesterday. Apparently 3,000 people paid a visit… She was indeed loved by so many people. You can see how much people miss Tama on Asahi Shimbun Newspaper website (the motion picture can be found here).
Continue readingTama, the famous stationmaster
(c) Douglas Sprott 和歌山県[わかやまけん]、貴志駅[きしえき]のたま駅長[えきちょう](= stationmaster)を知っていますか。Do you know Tama, the stationmaster at Kishi Station, Wakayama-prefecture?
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