2016-12-07 13:07 JST 2016 Punk mascot Kikuchi-kun pulls no punches in Kumamoto：The Asahi ShimbunKIKUCHI, Kumamoto Prefecture--He has green hair and a blue face. His eyes, wide open, look dried up. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201612010001.html?utm_i … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 20 · Comments: 0 · Shares: 3 ← 2016-12-07 06:04 JST 2016-12-07 18:06 JST → Around this time … 2016-12-10 13:07 JSTLivestock farmers from Ozu Machi smashed auction records with a Japanese Black female calf named Yasuhana sold for almost 4 million yen. Good for them! The only comment I have regards how the picture caption indicates the succesful bidder as "center" and the breeder as "right" yet gives us no info on which is Yasuhana-chan (perhaps left?). Williamhttp://kumanichi.com/news/local/main/20161209005.xhtml 2016-12-09 15:03 JSTTsujunkyo (通潤橋), built in 1854, was not built to be a bridge but as an aqueduct to water the Shiroito Plateau south of Yabe. To save on material costs, the center of the bridge is lower than either side. Knowing that this could result in an accumulation of sediment, the bridge architects incorporated a flushing system, which is what the bridge is most famous for now.Damage to the aqueduct due to the quakes was significant, but Kumanichi reports that Yabe has contracted with a local company for repairs which are expected to be completed by 2018. The construction will include stabilizing stones shifted in the quakes and replacing mortar to again allow water flow. - Williamhttp://kumanichi.com/news/local/main/20161209001.xhtml 2016-12-09 07:03 JSTYOKA is always beautifully prepared and then published in an easy to utilize pdf format. Enjoy the latest edition!http://kumamotojet.com/shin/index.php/2016/11/22/autumn-2016-yoka/-- Kirk 2016-12-08 22:02 JSTThe film "Girl Rising" will be shown in the AV Hall in the library of Kumamoto Gakuen University on Saturday, December 10th. Show times are 10:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, and 19:00 (5 showings). Admission is free and open to the general public. The movie is in English with Japanese subtitles. It is rating 7.3 (quite high) on the IMDb (International Movie Database) website. Here's the opening of a user review:"I recently had the privilege of seeing Girl Rising, 10x10's gripping documentary about nine girls from around the world, and why educating them—and every girl—is vitally important to our future.Each of these amazing, resilient girls comes from one of nine countries: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Nepal, Peru and Sierra Leone. They all have incredible stories to tell, each with unimaginable hardships, but also with hope."http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2444946/reviews?ref_=tt_ql_op_3Here's the address of the official website:http://girlrising.comAnd here's the Japanese announcement about the showing at Gakuendai:http://www.lib.kumagaku.ac.jp/news/news1888.html-- Kirk 2016-12-07 18:06 JSTFamous designer, manga artist add lustre to Kumamoto rail … 2016-12-07 13:07 JSTPunk mascot Kikuchi-kun pulls no punches in Kumamoto：The … (this post) 2016-12-07 06:04 JSTBali seeks cooperation from Kumamoto to combat rabies 2016-12-06 23:13 JSTA note from the Kumamoto International Volcanology and Seismology Desks (merged due to budget cuts): Kumanichi offered an update on Mount Aso's mood on the second month anniversary of it's 36-year record-breaking burp. Apparently - nobody knows. Its gas output is fluctuating between 1,000 (normal) and 3,000 (lots) tons per day, and it continues to vent much heat (these conditions are how my wife normally describes me). Of particular concern is the prevalence of what the article called 「Ｂ型地震」, something I correctly guessed would be expressed in English as "B type earthquake"; apparently, these are very low-frequency, shallow (>1km) quakes (in reference, the Tokai quake depth was around 600km, while most of the Kumamoto quakes have been at 10km) thought to be caused by expansion and contraction of magma or gas bubbles and are occuring at a rate of several dozen daily not just at the peak but in surrounding areas. The science is still out on this, so maybe we'll all die tomorrow, but probably not. Below are two links, the first to the Kumanichi article (Japanese) and the second to an introduction to volcano seismology (English - nothing impresses your friends more than stating with confidence, "Nah, that was just a Ｂ型地震"). Enjoy! - Williamhttp://kumanichi.com/news/local/main/20161206006.xhtmlhttp://kiska.giseis.alaska.edu/input/sanchez/volcseis.html#HighFreq 2016-12-06 22:09 JSTAnother article about the 'One Piece' train . . .‘One Piece’ train helps efforts to get Kumamoto back on track：The Asahi Shimbun 2016-12-06 21:05 JSTLibrarians save valuable lessons from Kumamoto … 2016-12-06 17:51 JSTJoint training kicks off in Kumamoto, Japan
