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2014-02-26 10:41 JST 2014 http://www.cei.asia/Article/373313,japanese-city-targets-incentive-travel.aspx Japanese city targets incentive travel - CEI AsiaKumamoto officials launch subsidy for groups of 30 or more http://www.cei.asia/Article/373313,japanese-city-targets-inc … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 0 · Comments: 0 ← 2014-02-26 10:16 JST 2014-02-26 10:45 JST → Around this time … 2014-02-27 20:24 JSTRetiring principal creates lookalike statues for graduating … 2014-02-27 10:23 JSTIn March, some skeletal preparations of dinosaurs that are normally housed in the Mifune Dinosaur Museum will be on display at the Kumamoto Shintoshin Plaza, which is located near Kumamoto Station.Map:http://stsplaza.jp/foreignlanguage/en/accessmap.htmlJapanese flier about the eventhttp://stsplaza.jp/sightseeing/news/mifune%20dinosaurs.pdf 2014-02-27 12:17 JSTDid you know that Jesus Christ was actually buried in Northern Japan? It may also surprise you to know that there is a rock in Oguni (north of the Aso region) that is engraved with Sumerian lettering (from what is now Iraq). Amazingly, such crazy theories are actually endorsed by the local governments where these "historic" sites are located. As you see from the picture, the town of Shingo thought enough of the theory that Christ was buried there to erect an official sign showing the location. In Oguni, the local school board thought enough of the idea that the marks on the rock are "Sumerian" to erect a sign that proclaims the theory as though it were a matter of established fact. Promoting your hometown is nice, but you subject yourself and your town to international ridicule when you embrace crazy theories in order to do so.Link to English article about "Christ's grave":http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/106700.phpLink to Japanese article (with pictures) about Sumerian lettering on a rock in Oguni:http://washimo-web.jp/Trip/Oshido/oshido.htmJesus in Japan: The dodgy documents that reimagine Christ's life 2014-02-27 13:14 JSTI just did a little internet search to see how long it would take to find this Facebook page. In the process I learned that "Kumamoto International" is also a company that has three offices, none of which are in Kumamoto. I couldn't find anything on the web site that indicated why "Kumamoto" was in the company name. It could be the name of a founder but I couldn't find any reference to such a person.http://kumamotoint.com/Locations.phpKumamoto International - Your global Sales and Sourcing Partner 2014-02-26 10:45 JST"An official of the JA agricultural cooperative in Kumamoto Prefecture with some experience of exporting rice, said: “We’ve exported only a limited amount so far. It’s better for various prefectures to work together.” The organization will promote its locally grown rice and tomatoes at the event."http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/02/25/business/kyushu-farmers-join-forces-for-hong-kong-fair/Kyushu farmers join forces for Hong Kong fair 2014-02-26 10:41 JSTJapanese city targets incentive travel - CEI Asia (this post) 2014-02-26 10:16 JSTThe article includes a map, showing the location of this discovery:http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201402240068Canopy of 'last kamikaze' WWII fighter found in Kumamoto - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun 2014-02-25 00:12 JSTI received an inquiry about homeopathy. Apparently, there are several practitioners in Kumamoto, but the information I was able to find on the web was only in Japanese.https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/601620739911362 2014-02-24 15:23 JSTThis article includes some information about Kumamon's "birth":"TV show writer Kundo Koyama, best known for his work on the Iron Chef cooking series, was charged with promoting the prefecture when a new bullet train service linking Kumamoto with the commercial hub of Osaka was being launched in recent years. Koyama then asked celebrated art director Manabu Mizuno to create a campaign logo, and threw in the cuddly Kumamon as a bonus."http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/21647953/japan-mascot-shows-bear-necessities-for-marketing-success/Japan mascot shows bear necessities for marketing success 2014-02-23 19:25 JSTHere's a poster promoting local universities. It points out that the cost of living is lower in Kumamoto than in many other cities. (I added the English to the graph in the lower lefthand corner.) 2014-02-22 18:41 JSTAn answer to something I wonder about from time to time.http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/106640.phpWhy do Japanese people wear surgical masks?
