This article reports on an event held in Amakusa on November 27th. -- Kirk
2016-12-19 09:28 JST 2016 This article reports on an event held in Amakusa on November 27th. -- Kirk Kumamoto residents welcome visitors with open armsAfter a magnitude 7 earthquake struck the southern Kyushu area in April 2016, it was clear that once initial recovery… https://www.japantoday.com/category/travel/view/kyushu-resid … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 3 · Comments: 0 ← 2016-12-18 21:05 JST 2016-12-20 09:05 JST → Around this time … 2016-12-22 16:13 JSTI rode my bike to work today and will use the following radar site to try to time my return trip so that I don't get too wet. There are a number of similar services but I like this one in particular. You can see where the rain clouds are at the moment and how they are expected to move over the next hour. Very useful!!-- KirkP.S. It's a Japanese-language site but you don't need any language skills to make sense of the images.http://weather.yahoo.co.jp/weather/zoomradar/雨雲ズームレーダー - Yahoo!天気・災害 2016-12-22 11:58 JSTApparently there is a band called Yuzu (ゆず) which had hinted at a free concert somewhere in Kumamoto on 12/22. Our friend Junichiro Mishima has discovered that it will be held at 14:00 in Ninomaru Park. Umbrellas are verbotten, so wear a raincoat. - William 2016-12-22 21:44 JSTJapan-based American diplomatic staff got into the holiday spirit doing the 恋ダンス (koi dance, or dance of love - gotta watch TV to understand it, but my wife only lets me watch 今日の料理, so I had no idea). The woman in the Santa suit is Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, and Kumamon has a cameo . お疲れ様, guys, and thanks for all of your hard work! - Williamhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xuXlpvWw1I 2016-12-20 09:05 JSTThis post is from a while back. Sorry for not noticing it sooner. If you love to read and discuss books, take a look!-- Kirk 2016-12-20 16:40 JSTIf you're like me, you're not worried about gifts for your loved ones during the holiday season as you've already given them all of your money during the year and are now penniless. If you're not and are scrambling for last-minute gift ideas, you're in luck!Turns out a boulder which, in scientific terms, is classified as "friggin' big" was loosened during the quakes, slid down a hill, and ended up smack in the middle of a small lane connecting to a chestnut orchard in Mifune, rendering the lane impassable. At a loss, the village finally decided to auction it off. Bids started today at Yahoo Action 「ヤフオク！」. So, if there is someone on your shopping list who already has everything - well, they likely do not have a friggin' big boulder. Better act fast! (Delivery costs are, apparently, extra.)(A village resident said, "We don't expect it to sell, but we hope the publicity draws attention to our plight.") - Williamhttp://kumanichi.com/news/local/main/20161220002.xhtml 2016-12-19 09:28 JSTThis article reports on an event held in Amakusa on November …Kumamoto residents welcome visitors with open arms (this post) 2016-12-18 21:05 JSTSorry to rain on the parade of good feeling after Saturday's event but today there was a fire on the 10th floor of the Shiyakusho (Kumamoto City Hall). I couldn't find a report in English (probably too early) but here's a report in Japanese (including video) from NHK.-- Kirkhttp://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20161218/k10010811121000.html震災復興に当たる熊本市役所で火事 書類やパソコン焼ける | NHKニュース 2016-12-18 21:02 JSTBack in high school (and, briefly, in college), I worked at Disneyland and became well-acquainted with the habits of the characters "backstage." Let's just say that this has left my image of Disney more akin to that of my wife now rather than the girl I used to date - more impressed by many facets but no longer in any way starry-eyed. As such, I gave the parade a pass, but was pleased to watch the video. According to Kumanichi, 110,000 people attended (which is about 109,900 more people than I would like to see on any given day), and all had a grand time. Still, Mickey in the employee canteen eating french fries in his underwear remains for me an indelible image. Video at the link. - William http://kumanichi.com/news/local/main/20161217005.xhtml被災地に笑顔を 熊本市でディズニーパレード－熊本のニュース│ くまにちコム 2016-12-17 13:12 JSTParade time approaches . . . and the weather is great! I won't be there but I hope those of you who will have a great time!-- Kirk 2016-12-15 21:41 JSTNormally, I would be happy to hear that Kumamoto is No. 1 in the world, but not in this case. :("The Kumamoto earthquake was the most expensive catastrophe loss for insurers in 2016, just surpassing claims from Hurricane Matthew, according to Swiss Re Sigma estimates."-- KirkKumamoto quake leads 2016 catastrophe losses | The Insurance Insider 2016-12-15 15:49 JST" . . . six deaths between April and September have been confirmed as being related to the Kumamoto Earthquake, bringing the related death total -- separate from direct deaths -- to 102."-- KirkKumamoto Quake-related deaths top 100 - The Mainichi
