2013-11-27 15:42 JST 2013 Hafu (Special Screening in Fukuoka) Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/R3KKT62 ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 0 · Comments: 0 ← 2013-11-27 10:30 JST 2013-11-28 07:43 JST → Around this time … 2013-12-03 20:42 JSTEven felt irritate by cyclists riding on the wrong side of the street? If so, the law is now on your side. If you are in the habit of riding on the right side (that is, against the traffic -- the wrong side), beware! That habit might get you in trouble.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/27/national/cyclists-warned-on-new-left-side-rule/Cyclists warned on new left side rule 2013-12-04 07:04 JSTHi! This is not specific to Kumamoto but I thought that readers of this page who are fairly advanced students of Japanese might be interested. In this short blog post, I introduce one web site that lets you hear and read Japanese news at the same time and another that makes it possible for you to look up Japanese words in an online article at lightning (practically instantaneous) speed. http://bunkaseminar.blogspot.jp/2013/12/a-way-to-study-japanese-online.htmlSeminar II: A way to study Japanese online 2013-12-01 10:57 JSTGokanosho is a great place to visit in the fall -- but you need a car.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/11/30/travel/autumn-escape-in-the-home-of-the-heike-clan/Autumn escape in the home of the Heike clan 2013-11-28 21:24 JSTLast-minute notice: Tomorrow (Friday), mezzo-soprano Takahashi Yuko will hold her recital. 2013-11-28 07:43 JSTHere's a Japan Times article about the new movie, Hafu. 2013-11-27 15:42 JSTHafu (Special Screening in Fukuoka) Survey (this post) 2013-11-27 10:30 JSTI'm sure the folks preparing the 8th International Fair Trade Towns Conference in Kumamoto will need and appreciate any help they can get with the preparation and implementation of the conference. There's a form on their website that you can use to contact them if you would like to help (unfortunately, the interface is in Japanese).第8回フェアトレード国際会議in熊本 オフィシャルサイト 2013-11-26 23:25 JSTAttention bloggers! If you've written about something related to Kumamoto that you would like more people to see, please send me a link to your post. I'll be happy to share it here. 2013-11-26 23:23 JSTIf you like cats but can't keep one with you here in Kumamoto, take a look at this:http://jessicaandrobertg.blogspot.jp/2013/11/cat-cafe-in-kumamoto-city-japan.htmlJessica And Rob's Adventure : Cat Cafe in Kumamoto City, Japan 2013-11-26 17:41 JSTIn this article, Kumamon is credited with an overall increase in the popularity of mascots (yurukyara) and generating ¥29 billion ($285 million) for Kumamoto Prefecture.http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2013/11/26/soft-samurai-wins-hard-battle-of-mascots/Soft Samurai Wins Hard Battle of Mascots 2013-11-26 08:51 JSTThis came out before the Minamata Conference but I'm posting it now because it has a surprising (and scary) statistic that is still relevant today. It says that, according to a recent study, 71% of women of child-bearing age in Japan have mercury levels that exceeded "the widely recognized U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guideline of 1 micrograms per gram."http://www.pollutiononline.com/doc/in-advance-treaty-adoption-hair-testing-worldwide-exposure-mercury-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=aIn Advance Of Treaty Adoption Hair Testing Shows Worldwide Exposure To Mercury
