A video about bungy jumping in Itsuki http://youtu.be/0oaQpLERToE
2013-02-16 13:49 JST 2013 A video about bungy jumping in Itsuki http://youtu.be/0oaQpLERToE 5,4,3,2,1 Bungy....I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oaQpLERToE ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 0 · Comments: 0 · Shares: 1 ← 2013-02-16 13:42 JST 2013-02-20 11:40 JST → Around this time … 2013-02-22 21:18 JSTHere's more on the smog in China. As many of you know, there are concerns about the effect of Kyushu:http://youtu.be/2sSGZaskZG8Cancer-Causing Photochemicals Found in Beijing Smog 2013-02-21 11:04 JSTKumamon's sales are up!http://english.kyodonews.jp/photos/2013/02/210182.html'Kumamon,' popular mascot for Kumamoto | Photos | Kyodo News 2013-02-20 11:40 JSTThe other day I wrote some comments about the problematic nature of Fukuoka City's description of the idea behind it's own "Kawaii Ward": http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=440586742681430 Well, it's a good thing I took a screen shot of that web page for posterity (or at least for use in my own class discussions) because Fukuoka City has replaced it with a few lines that repackage the idea in a gender-neutral way. 2013-02-20 17:06 JSTThis book has just come out. I have a chapter in it called "Kumamoto General Union Vs. The Prefectural University Of Kumamoto: Reviewing the Decision Rendered By the Kumamoto District Court". I don't have my own copy yet but should receive it soon. I'll also try to get the library at my university to buy a copy or two.Native-Speakerism in Japan by Stephanie Ann Houghton, Damian J. Rivers - Multilingual Matters | Chan 2013-02-20 18:11 JSTThis is one of my favorite places in Kumamoto. It's a little be out of the way (tiny roads make you think you've lost your way) but worth it.http://japantourist.jp/view/shiraito-fallsShiraito Falls 2013-02-16 13:49 JSTA video about bungy jumping in Itsuki5,4,3,2,1 Bungy.... (this post) 2013-02-16 13:42 JSTBungy jumping returns to Itsuki Village between March 16 and 31: http://kumanago.jp/topics/?mode=detail&id=859 and http://www.bungyjapan.com/ 2013-02-16 10:23 JSTKumamoto’s Ultraman Land to Close | Fukuoka Now 2013-02-16 09:21 JSTA few days ago, I forwarded something about criticism of Fukuoka's Kawaii (or "Cute") Ward (カワイイ区): http://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/344291785681115 Today I happened to take a look at Fukuoka City's web site looking for other information and noticed that Kawaii Ward is feature prominently. The page that explains what Kawaii Ward is opens with this sentence: "「福岡は女性がカワイイ」福岡を訪れる人からよく聞く言葉です。" ("'The women of Fukuoka are kawaii [cute].' This is a comment one often hears from visitors to Fukuoka.") http://kawaiiku.jp/about_kawaiiku Here's a definition of "kawaii" in a dictionary I have: "小さいもの、弱いものなどに心引かれる気持ちをいだくさま。"（"Attraction to things that are small and weak, etc."） Toward the end of the "About Kawaii Ward" page, they say that it's not just about looks but rather about all aspects of one's being (ways of thinking, speaking and behaving, etc.) causing people to feel itoshii toward the women. Here's a definition of itoshii: "大事にして、かわいがりたくなるさま。" "Something or someone you want to take care of [kawaigaru]." The example sentence is 「どの子犬も—•く思う」("We all want to take care of puppies.") So, "women are small, weak, and need to be taken care of, and that's how we will promote Fukuoka." No wonder they are being criticized! This is the best example of what is problematic about Japan's cult of cuteness that I have come across. 2013-02-07 17:09 JSTSt. Patrick's Day Parade 2013 http://www.worldirish.com/story/22402-st-patricks-day-parade-2013-kumamoto-city-kyushu-japanSt. Patrick's Day Parade 2013 Kumamoto City, Kyushu, JAPAN! - WorldIrish 2013-02-05 14:53 JSTCan anyone recommend a good dentist? Here's an inquiry posted on this page earlier today:http://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/435052116568226
