John Oliver does Japanese mascots -- including Kumamon. Irreverent but very funny. ;) -- Kirk
2016-07-17 22:00 JST 2016 John Oliver does Japanese mascots -- including Kumamon. Irreverent but very funny. ;) -- Kirk Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Japan MascotsLast week tonight with John Oliver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iXOaUJyFB4 ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 22 · Comments: 1 · Shares: 10 ← 2016-07-17 21:19 JST 2016-07-18 09:49 JST → Around this time … 2016-07-19 21:38 JSTQuake victims in Kumamoto move to zones at risk of … 2016-07-18 19:28 JSTIt is now officially summer -- just in time for Ocean Day (uminohi):For more about Ocean Day:https://study.gaijinpot.com/lesson/holidays/ocean-day/For the Japan Times article:http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/18/national/weather-agency-declares-rainy-season-western-central-parts-japan-kyushu/#.V4ytSFccMpYWeather agency declares rainy season over in western and central parts of Japan, Kyushu | The... 2016-07-18 13:14 JSTVolunteers continue to help in quake-hit Kumamoto- News - … 2016-07-18 09:49 JSTThe Summer 2016 edition of YOKA is out. The publication is intended for JETs working in Kumamoto but is good reading material for non-JETs as well.-- Kirkhttp://kumamotojet.com/documents/Summer2016YOKA.pdf 2016-07-18 14:19 JSTIt is now possible to review and rate this page. If the spirit moves you, please write a word of two expressing your view of the page (either positive, negative, or both) and rate us. I think I can speak for most of the page editors when I say that, though we really appreciate positive feedback, we would also like to know about problems that need to be addressed.-- Kirk 2016-07-17 22:00 JSTJohn Oliver does Japanese mascots -- including Kumamon. …Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Japan Mascots (this post) 2016-07-17 21:19 JSTPeople who lost their homes in the quakes began moving into the the Mashiki-machi Techno Kasetsu Danchi (Mashiki Techno Temporary Housing Complex) today. While the complex provides much needed housing, it's location near the airport presents several problems. One is the lack of stores in the area. Another is the distance from downtown Kumamoto City. The following NHK news video and text (in Japanese, unfortunately) explains how the city will attempt to address those issues:http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20160717/k10010599231000.html-- Kirkhttps://goo.gl/maps/qFaX3XBHwQH2 2016-07-17 10:30 JSTCharmaine here....I just want to (quickly) share the news of a special discount campaign by booking.com. I`m afraid I haven`t yet been able to find details in English though. It starts July 19th,and offers substantial discounts on bookings made in Kyushu from overseas:http://kurokawa-onsen.com/special-discounts-on-booking-com-for-2016-julyaugsept-kyushu-bookings/SPECIAL DISCOUNTS on booking.com for 2016 July/Aug/Sept Kyushu bookings!! 2016-07-17 09:54 JSTHere's something I posted over a year ago. I'm reposting it now because this fabulous ryokan (inn), Sozankyo, has reopened. They were hit hard by the quake and had difficulties repairing their onsen but yesterday's NHK evening news reported that they were able to resume their business Saturday. For a limited time, you can see that video (in Japanese) here:http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20160716/k10010598621000.htmlAlthough they are back in business, they need more customers as the quakes have sharply reduced the number of visitors to the Aso area.Here's the English side of Sozankyo's web site:http://www.sozankyo.jp/en/And here's a Booking.com page with links to Sozankyo and other highly rated ryokan in the Aso area:http://goo.gl/f1Mg25-- KIrk 2016-07-17 07:49 JSTHere's an old article that I seem to have missed at the time. Information about how to contribute to the reconstruction of the castle or other worthy causes can be found here:http://kumamotojet.com/shin/index.php/2016/06/13/june-13-updates/-- Kirkhttp://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160502/p2a/00m/0na/025000cDonations pour in to help restore quake-damaged Kumamoto Castle - The Mainichi 2016-07-16 20:48 JSTPost
