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Talks in progress on overseas marketing of ‘Kumamon’ - The Nation
KUMAMOTO prefecture in Japan is in discussions on granting exclusive contracts to partners in particular foreign markets, including Thailand, for strategic collaboration in promoting the popularity of the prefecture’s well-known Kumamon mascot character, as well as the import, production and distrib...
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  • 2017-04-02 10:26 JSTKumamoto and Rome are sister cities -- Rome, Georgia, U.S.A, that is; this delegation didn't have an audience with the Pope :). To see a list of Kumamoto City's sister cities, go to
    http://kumamotojet.com/shin/index.php/kumamotos-sister-cities/
    -- Kirk
    http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/lifestyles/local/japanese-sister-city-students-arrive-in-rome/article_22c9566a-11e0-11e7-a7b1-d72e0b0ff45c.html
    Japanese sister-city students arrive in Rome
  • 2017-04-02 07:35 JSTWhile you were sleeping (and, hey, you were, but being a Sunday and all, we'll cut you some slack), our friend Naoki-san was out jogging around Amakusa Bridge #2 and caught this gorgeous moment of a returning fishing boat. - William
  • 2017-04-01 12:49 JSTIn a surprise move, Donald Trump has announced that he has purchased the rights to rename Kumamoto Castle as Trump Castle and convert it into a casino. Mr. Trump said that he began thinking about opening a casino in Japan after Prime Minister Abe mentioned his plans to legalize casino gambling during his visit to Trump Tower in November. The Donald went on to explain that he chose Kumamoto Castle because recent earthquake damage made it possible to acquire naming rights at a significant discount. "I spoke with Mayor Onishi, who is a fantastic mayor by the way, and we made a deal," Mr. Trump said. Asked about concerns that converting Kumamoto's iconic cultural symbol into a sleazy gambling hall might upset the people of Kumamoto, Mr. Trump said "Believe me, it's going to be terrific. The people of Kumamoto love me. I'm going to make Kumamoto great again." When a reporter from Kumamoto International stood to ask a question Mr. Trump said "Sit down! Sit down! I'm not going to call on you. Kumamoto International is fake news. And that Kirk Masden guy -- terrible person, just terrible! Anyone who believes anything he says or writes ought to have their head examined. Sad."
    -- Kirk ;)
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-22/japan-s-big-b
  • 2017-03-31 15:31 JSTAccording to this article in an insurance industry publication, Kumamoto is ranked 13th in the world and 2nd in Japan as a city at risk of economic losses from a volcanic eruption.
    -- Kirk
    http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/volcanic-eruption-cost-large-cities-us30-billion-new-swiss-re-model-says-1004110773/
    Volcanic eruption could cost large cities up to US$30 billion, new Swiss Re model says
  • 2017-03-31 12:03 JSTOur friend Victoria captured this photo of poppies in Amakusa. Strange times ahead, so I thought I'd share this beauty for a bit of perspective.
  • 2017-03-31 11:55 JSTTalks in progress on overseas marketing of ‘Kumamon’ - The … (this post)
  • 2017-03-31 07:45 JSTThis Japanese article contains a video showing the areas of the Kumamoto Castle grounds that will be open to the public on the 1st and 2nd (Saturday and Sunday).
    -- Kirk
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20170325/k10010924291000.html
    地震被害の熊本城 サクラの名所を期間限定で開放 | NHKニュース
  • 2017-03-30 19:21 JSTHere's an article about the recent fire-swinging (hifuri) festival.
    -- KIrk
    http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201703230039.html
    Fire-swinging festival held despite quake damage in Aso:The Asahi Shimbun
  • 2017-03-30 13:18 JSTThe Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB) will hold its 2018 All Star game in Kumamoto in July of that year. The decision to hold the game in Kumamoto for the first time in the history of the event was motivated in part by a desire to contribute to Kumamoto's recovery.
    -- Kirk
    https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/hawks/article/318076
    藤崎台で来年球宴 熊本復興支援で
  • 2017-03-30 07:16 JSTJoe Tomei here. A student of mine had a baito as a miko-san , which is one of the assistants at a jinja, selling hamaya during shogatsu. (trans "part-time job at a Japanese temple as a 'shrine maiden', selling ceremonial arrows to ward of bad luck for the New Year's festivities"). This isn't about how to get a baito at a jinja, but I hope that sentence may interest you in this guide to Shinto vestments. Links below on other aspects of Shinto shrines are also interesting.
    http://www.nippon.com/en/views/b05212/
    “Shōzoku”: The Shintō Vestments
  • 2017-03-29 09:51 JSTJoe Tomei here. John Spiri, a former Kumamoto resident who has a column in the Japan Times, is writing a piece on foreigner anxiety about placing children in the public school system. He asked me to share this survey with Kumamoto-i and he'd like to ask follow up questions.
    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfR7WHC1_j656x6FfxYU4Ip653yDoisbUwZe0K3a6vw5WBebg/viewform
    cheers joe
    Public Schools in Japan
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