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2016-07-19 21:38 JST 2016 http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201607180046.html Quake victims in Kumamoto move to zones at risk of landslides：The Asahi ShimbunKUMAMOTO--Sixty temporary housing units for displaced earthquake victims are located in landslide ha https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201607180046.html?utm_i … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 3 · Comments: 0 · Shares: 2 ← 2016-07-18 19:28 JST 2016-07-20 10:31 JST → Around this time … 2016-07-21 11:33 JST13 infants left in Kumamoto baby hatch in fiscal 2015 | The … 2016-07-21 18:17 JSTI had heard about misinformation soon after the quake but wasn't aware of this bit of "dema" until I saw this article. By the way, the Japanese term you see toward the top of the TV screen is "dema" (デマ), which has roots in the German term for "demagoguery". In Japanese, however, it simply means "false information that is spread intentionally" and is not associated with a political leader, as the English "demagoguery" is.-- Kirkhttp://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/116996.phpKumamoto cops arrest man over fake 'lion on the loose' tweet 2016-07-21 06:25 JSTBilingual guidebook to help LGBT community in natural … 2016-07-20 22:36 JSTThe Fujisaki Shrine Autumn Festival (colloquially known as "Boshita Matsuri," or, in my house, "the horsey festival") has announced that the entrant number has been halved from 65 last year to 35 this due to difficulties encountered due to the quakes. In addition, a planning conference has established three prohibitions for this year to demonstrate restraint in view of the victims: 1. Outdoor practice; 2. Leading horses around neighborhoods to gather contributions; and 3. Alcohol consumption during the event.One commented that the prohibition on soliciting donations was a main reason for the reduced number of entrants, saying "If we cannot visit between three and five hundred shops and companies to raise funds, we cannot take part." Shrine officials have expressed understanding of financial difficulties and have promised to share with each group revenues from festival-day sales to help defray costs. - Williamhttp://kumanichi.com/news/local/main/20160720002.xhtml 2016-07-20 10:31 JSTJoe Tomei here, I've been doing some teaching seminars in Myanmar and wanted to pass this along if any were interested. The person and his wife (who is Burmese) who is setting this up is based in Fukuoka.https://readyfor.jp/projects/8558If you are interested in getting in touch with him, please let me know.ミャンマー初の学生音楽団の立ち上げ、子供たちに夢を与えたい！ - READYFOR (レディーフォー) 2016-07-19 21:38 JSTQuake victims in Kumamoto move to zones at risk of … (this post) 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 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 2016-07-18 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 2016-07-17 22:00 JSTJohn Oliver does Japanese mascots -- including Kumamon. Irreverent but very funny. ;)-- KirkLast Week Tonight with John Oliver Japan Mascots
