Here's a video promoting onsen in Kumamoto: https://youtu.be/9BVFFnv_gLw
2015-04-05 12:03 JST 2015 Here's a video promoting onsen in Kumamoto: https://youtu.be/9BVFFnv_gLw 「お風呂で歌えば」 つじあやの２６人の女子たちが、すっぴん、湯上がり、自撮りで出演！ シンガーソングライター・つじあやのさんが歌うふろモ課公式ＰＲソング「お風呂で歌えば」ふろモーションビデオ、公開中！ ふろモ課公式サイト http://fromotion-ka.com -------------------------------------... https://youtu.be/9BVFFnv_gLw ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 7 · Comments: 0 ← 2015-04-04 13:14 JST 2015-04-06 19:13 JST → Around this time … 2015-04-07 17:50 JSTfrom Joe TomeiHere's the information for the monthly PIGATE meeting. Date and Time: Saturday, 11 April 2015 - 1:30pm - 5:00pmLocation: Kumamoto Gakuen University English LoungeThe monthly PIGATE meeting will feature two speakersTeacher beliefs on conducting classes in Englishby Ms. Nicole Gallagher (Kumamoto Prefectual Office)andMalala's Speech for English classesby Ms. Fumi Ogata（Kikuyo JHS）any questions, please contact Joe Tomei at [email protected] 2015-04-07 21:58 JSTHere's an inquiry that was posted to the list.In regard to visas for American citizens visiting Japan, I'm fairly sure that U.S. citizens don't need to get a visa in advance for a short trip. If you're going to stay more than three months, though, that's another matter.Post by Kirk 2015-04-07 19:31 JST"In 1945, a U.S. B-29 bomber was downed near the border between Kumamoto and Oita prefectures. Eight of the airmen were vivisected by doctors of the medical school."The description in the article is gruesome -- not for the faint of heart. On the other hand, I think it's important for succeeding generations to learn about what happened and think about the conditions and mental processes that allow human beings do such things to other human beings.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/04/04/national/new-kyushu-museum-breaks-taboo-with-pow-vivisection-display/#.VSDurBOUdSsNew Kyushu museum breaks taboo with POW vivisection display | The Japan Times 2015-04-06 19:13 JSTBeginning on the 11th of April, there will be an exhibit on special effects in Japanese cinema at the Contemporary Art Museum of Kumamoto (CAMK). Some of the installations will allow you to insert yourself as a monster and take a selfie -- perfect for Facebook users. :)Here's the address of the museum:http://www.camk.or.jp 2015-04-07 05:37 JSTThis is an article about a cruise ship, loaded with high tech, that will dock in Kumamoto at some point in the future that is not specified in the article. A "smart car" drives itself, but that doesn't seem to be the case here. http://www.knoxnews.com/knoxville/life/grading-the-worlds-first-smartship-quantum-of-the-seas_63767594Grading the world's first ‘smartship,' Quantum of the Seas 2015-04-05 12:03 JSTHere's a video promoting onsen in Kumamoto:「お風呂で歌えば」 つじあやの (this post) 2015-04-04 13:14 JSTI found this jogging in Kumamoto earlier this year:"Delinquent kids are the result of parents who are too soft and/or scold too much." On the one hand, as a parent I can appreciate the idea that, if there's a problem, parents shouldn't just blame the kid but should reflect on their own roles. On the other hand, I'm not a big fan of the reflexive tendency to blame everything on the parents when something goes wrong; I think it gives short shrift to the agency of the child and a wide variety of factors that are beyond the control of the parents.This sign strikes me as rather cruel to parents who, despite having done their best, have kids who get in trouble in some way -- and promoting a smug, holier-than-thou attitude among parents whose kids stay out of trouble.My two yen -- by Kirk 2015-04-03 20:21 JSTThere's a special word in Japanese for cherry blossoms viewed at night: yozakura; 夜桜. Here's a photo of the Isshingyo tree in Aso lit up at night. It's from the following site:http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~hsonoda/essey-2003-4.htmIf you would like more informatioin about this tree, which is said to be over 400 years old, go tohttps://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/804362489637185 2015-04-03 06:56 JSTA friend of mine posted a little review of this restaurant on his/her Facebook page:--- start quote ---If you like veggies, it's pretty good, cause you can rip through the buffet, though you need to get early. We were there at 11:30 on a monday. Don't know what the evening is like, but roughly across the street is Reef, an outstanding burger place. https://www.facebook.com/pages/%EF%BC%B2eef/141214769381582--- end quote ---The post was private (just friends), so I'm reposting the content.Posted by KirkOther reviews, suggestions, or questions about places to eat are welcome.https://www.facebook.com/pages/野菜倶楽部-Belle-Vege-Cafe/1382497915333745 2015-04-03 06:13 JST"The police on Monday turned over their case to prosecutors on Safety Inc., one of the three name list companies, and its 45-year-old president, on suspicion of selling the data to an education service company in Kumamoto Prefecture, knowing the data had been illegally obtained."I have some familiarity with these so-called "education service companies" in Kumamoto. For example, the elementary school we sent our children to stopped having parents make up lists with the phone numbers of other parents in the same class because the slime-bag "education service companies" kept finding ways to steal the data (in some cases by impersonating other parents on the phone and asking for numbers) and then flooding parents with calls trying to get them to enroll their kids in various juku. They got me really angry. This incident with Benesse was big but the same kind of thing has been going on for years on a smaller scale and, for reasons I don't fully understand, the "education service companies" have continued to operate with impunity.By the way, since the "education service companies" routinely abuse the private information of parents, why not publish the name of the company in this article? Why the sudden concern about the company's "privacy"?This rant has been brought to you by Kirk :)http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/30/business/corporate-business/benesses-data-went-500-firms/Benesse’s data went to 500 firms | The Japan Times 2015-04-02 21:30 JSTThe Kumamon juggernaut continues . . .http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/world/511006/japan-kumamon-product-sales-growJapan Kumamon product sales grow
