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2014-03-11 17:57 JST 2014 Good idea! Yahoo! Japan - Your search of "3.11" generates a donationYahoo! Japan - Your search of "3.11" generates a donation http://akihabaranews.com/2014/03/11/article-en/yahoo-japan-y … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 1 · Comments: 0 ← 2014-03-11 16:25 JST 2014-03-11 20:33 JST → Around this time … 2014-03-13 17:14 JSTThere's been a little discussion on the Kumamoto-i mailing list about how to get or transfer a driver's license.https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/kumamoto-i/conversations/messages/12801https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/kumamoto-i/conversations/messages/12802https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/kumamoto-i/conversations/messages/12803If you search the Kumamoto-i archives, you can find more information about this topic. 2014-03-13 16:42 JSTSeveral items have been put up for sale on the Kumamoto-i mailing list:BenQ 20 inch Widescreen Monitor G2025HD: 5,000 yen BenQ 24 inch Widescreen Monitor G2420HD: 9,000 yen6 Drawer Dresser: 2,000 yenAir conditioner: 13,000 yenhttps://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/kumamoto-i/conversations/messages/12799https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/kumamoto-i/conversations/messages/12800 2014-03-12 20:19 JSTThis just came to me, but the content is now a couple of weeks old."On Wednesday officials in Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan issued a health warning to residents after a dramatic rise in air pollution levels." http://rt.com/news/chinese-smog-nuclear-winter-008/Scientists liken Chinese smog to ‘nuclear winter’ 2014-03-12 20:26 JSTThis is not specific to Kumamoto but may be of interest to those of you with an interest in long-term residency.http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2014031100229Japan to Ease Permanent Residency Requirements for Experts - JIJI PRESS 2014-03-11 20:33 JSTToday is the third anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The shots you see are from a TV program that aired on January 26th. In it, the people of Namiemachi in Fukushima look to Minamata, Kumamoto for inspiration about how their community might recover after the environmental disaster. In the case on Minamata, the city has embraced environmentalism, reducing and recycling trash, planting trees, growing crops without pesticides, etc. The late SUGIMOTO Eiko played an important role in moving Minamata in this positive direction and now her son Hajime is continuing that work. The story of Minamata is more than a tragedy -- there are also many inspiring stories of people responding positively to the challenges they confronted. 2014-03-11 17:57 JSTGood idea!Yahoo! Japan - Your search of "3.11" generates a donation (this post) 2014-03-11 16:25 JSTA report I saw on NHK this morning said that there are 396 evacuees who are currently living in Kumamoto. I hope that the coming year brings significant improvements in their circumstances.http://japandailypress.com/267000-remain-evacuees-as-earthquake-tsunami-disasters-3rd-anniversary-approaches-1045530/267,000 remain evacuees as earthquake-tsunami disasters’ 3rd anniversary approaches - The Japan... 2014-03-11 11:45 JSTKumamon goods sales up 50% in 2013 2014-03-10 21:06 JSTThis is basically a good presentation of the issue. I don't agree, though, with the following paragraph:"The ministry will not reconsider the results of victim recognition examinations made in the past. This is inevitable when taking into account the possibility that sending past relief measures back to square one would cause more confusion. Yet many of those victims may understandably harbor a sense of unfairness."I don't think the ministry / Japanese government should be let off so easily. The reason they have made it difficult to get certified is to avoid paying the victims what they are due. The "confusion" we've seen so far is the result of this policy -- something that the courts have belatedly confirmed. I think that giving victims the recognition they deserve would do more good that any "confusion" it might cause.http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001105619Will new Minamata disease recognition criteria put an end to confusion? - The Japan News 2014-03-10 20:59 JSTWhat: Hifuri shinji (a religious ritual, spinning bales of burning hay)Where: Aso ShrineWhen: March 14, between 6 and 8 PMhttp://kumanago.jp/event/?mode=detail&id=430000001603 2014-03-09 21:02 JSTWould any of you be interested in helping to build the page by posting as "Kumamoto International"? If so you would not get any assignments from me (unless you asked for a suggestion) but you could use the page to put out information of your choosing as long as it's related to Kumamoto or expat life in general. Please send a message to the page if you are interested.
