2017-02-01 22:28 JST 2017 [Kumamoto UNESCO Association］2/12(Sun) Try and enjoy the Noh performance at the workshop!! | Consortium Kumamoto http://consortium-kumamoto.jp/en/2017/01/31/kumamoto-unesco- … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 1 · Comments: 0 ← 2017-02-01 11:42 JST 2017-02-03 13:48 JST → Around this time … 2017-02-08 00:41 JSTHeartbreaking but hopeful: stones from the castle walls are pictured below in order of what is thought to be their original locations based on size, shape, and historical photographs. Now comes the task of putting them back. - Williamhttp://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003493836Zoom Up / Kumamoto Castle restoration progresses 2017-02-06 16:09 JSTHere's something for those of you interested in teaching opportunities.-- Kirk 2017-02-03 13:48 JSTHi everyone! The Sojo University Teaching and Learning Forum is tomorrow. Check out our program here. - Levyhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxlxSAjh7BDmX3RKcTNTdjJ2RkE 2017-02-03 21:35 JST"The city of Kumamoto suffered the third-largest net outflow of 1,540, and the Kumamoto Prefecture town of Mashiki, hit hardest by the powerful quakes, saw the sixth-largest net outflow of 1,319."-- KirkPopulation influx into greater Tokyo slows down 2017-02-03 21:50 JSTA note from the Kumamoto International desk of improbable realities: There is apparently a village south of Hitoyoshi called 相良村 (Sagara Mura) which contains a location with a name containing an improbable number of "kawas" - 川辺川河川敷 (improbably pronounced "Kawabegawa Kasenjiki" - we'll report later on the difference between 川 and 河) - but that's not the point. Mari (below left) and Koro (right - I think; let's face it: they look pretty much the same) are simply following their dream of becoming police dogs, but they both had the misfortune of being born toy poodles. While their larger canine brethren laughed at them, they trained and trained and yesterday took their test in 川辺川河川敷 which involved navigating an obstacle course and finding their handlers hidden in thick brush within 10 minutes (Mari did it in 10:30, Koro in 6:55). Toy poodle police dogs are rare in Japan, and if these two pass (results will be released in March), they'll be the first in Kumamoto and will begin work in April.A police official said that the Kumamoto quakes have demonstrated the need for small dogs able to navigate the cramped spaces of collapsed buildings to alert their handlers of survivors. Standard poodles were originally bred as retrievers, and their diminutive cousins retrain that trait, so perhaps it is not as improbable as it seems. Dog speed, Mari and Koro! - Williamhttps://this.kiji.is/200128234382099956?c=92619697908483575 2017-02-01 22:28 JST[Kumamoto UNESCO Association］2/12(Sun) Try and enjoy the Noh … (this post) 2017-02-01 11:42 JSTI like Kumamoto by I'm repulsed by the seedy areas near Shimotori. The allegations in this article are particularly repulsive.-- KirkKumamoto cops: Hostess club employed middle school girls | The Tokyo Reporter 2017-01-31 23:25 JST"The Building Standards Law only sets out the bare minimum standards for builders, so it does not guarantee that a house will be entirely safe. However, during the Kumamoto Earthquake [in 2016], we also saw a clear difference in the degree of damage inflicted on houses built in different periods. According to a report by a commission of experts set up by the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry, only 5 percent of wooden houses built before 1981 in the center of Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, escaped damage. This rose to about 20 percent for houses built from 1981 to 2000, and about 60 percent for houses built in 2000 and beyond. This supports the idea that if no effort has been made to add quake resistance to a house, it will collapse more easily."Quake-resistant housing vital for saving lives 2017-01-27 22:17 JSTAnother teaching opportunity. -- Shared by Kirk 2017-01-27 22:14 JSTKumamoto University is looking for staff to work in their Global College. They require fluency in both English and Japanese. The pay is not great but, depending on your situation, it might be worth considering.http://www.c3.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/college/recruit/-- Kirk 2017-01-26 23:48 JSTShindo 3 (magnitude 3.8) in Yatsushiro a few moments ago . . .http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/quake/20170126233747495-262334.html-- Kirk
