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2015-01-07 17:19 JST 2015 I'm sharing this to give more people a chance to see it. ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. ← 2015-01-07 09:17 JST 2015-01-08 09:22 JST → Around this time … 2015-01-10 11:40 JSTI don't know if any of these authors worked as JETs in Kumamoto. If any of you happen to know, please post a comment. Also, I think there are others who could be added to the list on Amazon (the page to which this link takes you has a link to the Amazon list). If you are a former JET and have published a book, why not add your work to the list or post about it here?https://www.facebook.com/JETAAInternational/posts/877811262240888The JET Programme, Japan - Books by former JET's 2015-01-09 21:16 JSTInfluenza is on the rise in Kumamoto. Here's a link to an English article about the recent increase in flu cases in Japan:http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/110927.phphttp://kumanichi.com/news/local/main/20150109002.xhtml県内インフル患者増、注意報に 山鹿など警報－熊本のニュース│ くまにちコム 2015-01-09 12:25 JSTEven if you are not interested in the discussion to be held in Japanese starting at 2 PM, you may enjoy the Tsugaru-jamisen performance that starts at 1 PM on Sunday the 11th at the Bipuresu Hiroba (near the entrance to the Kamitori Arcade).https://www.facebook.com/kumamotokibiru/posts/984084864952963[熊本市]１月１１日(日)熊本市のまちづくりについてのトークライブ及びまちづくりＰＲイベント開催のご案内 | 大学コンソーシアム熊本 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 17:19 JSTI'm sharing this to give more people a chance to see it. (this post) 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 2015-01-04 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. Source: https://twitter.com/kuu___yan/status/550426027835412481/photo/1 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