The castle earlier today. Source: https://twitter.com/kuu___yan/status/550426027835412481/photo/1
2015-01-01 18:57 JST 2015 The castle earlier today. Source: https://twitter.com/kuu___yan/status/550426027835412481/photo/1 ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 117 · Comments: 6 · Shares: 6 ← 2014-12-31 11:26 JST 2015-01-04 11:49 JST → Around this time … 2015-01-08 19:00 JSTKumamoto is No. 3 when it comes to the number of inpatients per 100,000 in the population."According to some observers, this reflects the fact that some hospitals intentionally fill their existing beds with such inpatients from a business perspective."http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001808274Nationwide survey finds large regional gaps in inpatient rate at recuperation facilities - The... 2015-01-08 09:22 JSTA new video of people in Kumamoto dancing to Pharrell Williams' "Happy" has come out. Enjoy!http://youtu.be/zyo77vqg3R0HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015 in Chuo-ku,Kumamoto,Japan 2015-01-07 09:17 JSTKumamon has a new exercise video. If you are a student of the Kumamoto dialect, you will probably enjoy the many examples of Kumamoto-ben that are used in the video. :) On the other hand, I couldn't help but wince at the pronunciation of English words and the English-like pronunciation of Japanese words. :(http://youtu.be/Cv0tojTQZRk 2015-01-07 17:19 JSTI'm sharing this to give more people a chance to see it. 2015-01-04 11:49 JSTTo read a brief article about the current exhibition (‘The Power of a Pencil: Susumu Kinoshita and Yoshio Yoshimura’) go tohttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/12/04/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/the-power-of-a-pencil-susumu-kinoshita-and-yoshio-yoshimura/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-a-pencil-susumu-kinoshita-and-yoshio-yoshimurahttp://www.camk.or.jp/english/Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto 2015-01-01 18:57 JSTThe castle earlier today. (this post) 2014-12-31 11:26 JSTThis will be the last in my short series on posts that got big responses in 2014. The image is of a post about an article that featured a particularly caustic quote from Lafcadio Hearn: Kumamoto is "a prison in the bottom of hell." As one person commented "summers without air conditioning will do that to a person."https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/703739003032868Another post that got a big response was the announcement of jobs at Kumamoto University:https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/715806401826128There are more posts that I might write about but I think I'll stop here.In 2015, I hope to do a better job of integrating this page with Kumamoto-i (https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/kumamoto-i/conversations/messages). A good deal of information has been exchanged there (especially buy-and-sell). If you are unfamiliar with it, please take a look.I hope you all have a happy new year!Lafcadio Hearn: 'Japanese Thru and Tru' 2014-12-30 20:13 JSTIn the past few days, I've been reviewing posts and/or topics that got big responses in 2014. One topic of concern was the approach of various storms. The single post that got the biggest response (3,192 views) on this topic was this article about evacuations in Kumamoto:https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/668014056605363I don't have the number of views but I got far more comments than ever before on this page in response to the following post about whether or not I was "crying wolf" by offering so much information about the storms (thanks for the support that many of you gave me):https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/photos/a.129499733790134.25925.123734781033296/669479479792154/When disasters hit, social networks morph from infotainment to venues for the exchange of vital information. This page and the Kumamoto-i mailing list are not exceptions but let's hope that infotainment will suffice in 2015! Finally, here are links to my previous review posts:Popular 2014 Kumamoto-related videos:https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/757458467660921Aso eruption and other Aso-related news in 2014:https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/755105377896230Evacuation of 87,000 people due to threat of flooding in Japan - media 2014-12-29 15:45 JSTThe article is related to Kumamoto in that it describes the work of a researcher at Kumamoto University.http://news.yahoo.com/fish-eye-sheds-light-colour-vision-094536300.htmlFish eye sheds light on colour vision 2014-12-29 09:39 JSTA few days ago I posted about the popularity of posts about Mt Aso on this page in 2014:https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/755105377896230Today I'd like to continue my little series on "posts that got big responses in 2014" with a some popular videos.The video that got the biggest response (over 8,000 views) was this one by World Order, which features the group dancing in various well-know spots in Kyushu (including Kumamoto):https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/746425042097597If you want to see it, though, you need to follow the links to the YouKu (Chinese YouTube) link. You may find that, depending on the time of day, it doesn't always work. If you are a World Order fan, you can download the video to watch at your leisure without streaming problems.Here are some related posts:https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/745928382147263https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/747102235363211The second most popular video was this one about sending shock waves through vegetables at Kumadai to turn the insides into juice (the video is better than my explanation):https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/695977457142356Third in terms of views (about 1,000) but my own personal favorite is "HAPPY 'MOKKOSU KUMAMOTO.'" "Mokkosu" is Kumamoto dialect for "stubborn." "Mokkosu" is frequently referred to as a cultural characteristic (Higo mokkosu) and I think it is used here as a indication of local pride. At any rate, it's a really fun video in which people dance to Pharrell Williams' "Happy":https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/651307614942674Posted by Kirk海外（中国）向け九州PR動画公開開始！ 2014-12-27 21:30 JSTSome former Kumamoto JETs to become shop keepers in Tokyo's English Village? Is it really necessary to have classroom experience to sell stuff in English? I wonder if salaries will be high enough to attract former JETs to become shopkeepers and custodians in a theme park."All store staff will be foreigners, including staff from the Japan International Cooperation Agency and those who have lived in Japan on the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program."http://news.asiaone.com/news/education/tokyo-english-village-offer-language-immersionTokyo 'English village' to offer language immersion
