Kumamon's sales are up! http://english.kyodonews.jp/photos/2013/02/210182.html
2013-02-21 11:04 JST 2013 Kumamon's sales are up! http://english.kyodonews.jp/photos/2013/02/210182.html 'Kumamon,' popular mascot for Kumamoto | Photos | Kyodo News http://english.kyodonews.jp/photos/2013/02/210182.html ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. ← 2013-02-20 18:11 JST 2013-02-22 21:18 JST → Around this time … 2013-02-28 11:21 JSTIf you're interested in tea . . .http://youtu.be/NcSgh4OX4FUOrganic Tea Farming in Kumamoto 2013-02-27 21:19 JSTOn Tuesday (I first wrote "Monday" but Tuesday is correct) the 26th, the PM2.5 level for Arao was 82 -- more than double the recommended upper limit of 35. The government is telling people to stay inside when levels are double the limit of 35 but the problem is that it's hard to know the levels in advance. By the way, when Arao reached it's high, Mashiki (near Kumamoto City) was 51 -- well over the upper limit.http://taiki.pref.kumamoto.jp/kumamoto-taiki/taikiHourItem/020/taikiHourItemvalueindex.htmhttp://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/soshiki/43/kankyoutaikiosen.html 2013-02-25 09:51 JSTI saw something about this on national TV news the other day.http://www.japantoday.com/smartphone/view/national/kumamoto-mascot-character-more-popular-than-everKumamoto mascot character more popular than ever 2013-02-25 10:50 JSTThis cycling event will begin in Itsuki Mura (place where bungy jumping will be done) on March 17. There's a category for JCF members and one for the general public, including kids.http://kumanago.jp/topics/?mode=detail&id=869九州チャレンジサイクルロードレース２０１３参加者募集 旬便り 熊本県観光サイト なごみ紀行 くまもと 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!'Kumamon,' popular mascot for Kumamoto | Photos | Kyodo News (this post) 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 2013-02-20 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 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. 2013-02-16 13:49 JSTA video about bungy jumping in Itsukihttp://youtu.be/0oaQpLERToE5,4,3,2,1 Bungy.... 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/
