2017-05-16 23:48 JST 2017 Carnations back in Kumamoto's streetcars a year after the quakes：The Asahi ShimbunKUMAMOTO--Streetcars decked out in carnations are back in service here for the first time in two yea https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201705130041.html?utm_i … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 10 · Comments: 0 ← 2017-05-16 20:51 JST 2017-05-17 10:32 JST → Around this time … 2017-05-20 13:04 JSTThe photo you see was taken a few days ago in Ezuko, Kumamoto City. I was prompted to look for photos of fireflies (hotaru) in Ezuko by an RKK news segment I saw. The segment talked about how, when the weather is right, the fireflies are putting on evening shows in Ezuko these days. I'm a big fan of the Ezuko area but have never been there after sunset (7 to 9 PM or so) to enjoy the fireflies on a warming evening. I may even go tonight!-- Kirkhttps://twitter.com/zanshin_photo/status/864740096452419584しんいちphoto on Twitter 2017-05-19 16:18 JSTA long time ago, I set all of the posts from this page to be tweeted and then forgot about it. If you prefer Twitter to Facebook, you might consider following us there, but the way posts get cut short can make it hard to understand the intended point. https://twitter.com/Kumamotoi-- KirkKumamoto-i (@Kumamotoi) | Twitter 2017-05-19 17:46 JSTLeanne Vibe shared the link to this article on the Kumamoto-i mailing list:https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/kumamoto-i/conversations/messages/13512Thanks Leanne! Even though I started the mailing list, I have tended to neglect it in recent years. Readers of this Facebook page show know, however, that interesting and valuable information is shared on the mailing list and I often neglect to share it again here. Also, an e-mail forum has some advantages to Facebook (easier to strike up independent conversations with people, no manipulative algorithm that winds up determining what you do and do not see, etc.). So, some of you may wish to participate in the mailing list if you don't already.Favorite line from this article: "Q: Where do you go to escape Kumamoto? A: Kumamoto IS my escape."-- Kirkhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2017/05/13/people/paraglider-richard-brezina-not-stranger-high-adventure/Paraglider Richard Brezina: 'I am not a stranger to high adventure' | The Japan Times 2017-05-18 22:32 JSTI came across this bit of information today: The tallest man to be drafted to play in the NBA is from Kumamoto. Wikipedia says that Yasutaka Okayama was 7'8" (234 cm) when he was drafted, making him a bit taller than Manute Bol. Bol is still the tallest person to have played in the NBA because Mr. Okayama declined to enter into negotiations after he was drafted. -- Kirkhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/05/20/basketball/hoop-hero-okayama-reflects-lost-chance/Hoop hero Okayama reflects on lost chance | The Japan Times 2017-05-17 10:32 JST'River' of paper lanterns glow for Kumamoto quake … 2017-05-16 23:48 JSTCarnations back in Kumamoto's streetcars a year after the … (this post) 2017-05-16 20:51 JSTThink I posted this long ago - a very entertaining summary of Japanese history. The creator, Bill Wurtz, has summaries of other phases of history, including a 20-minute one he recently released which traces existence from before the Big Bang (granted, rather anthropocentric, but aren't we all), available on Youtube. Check 'em out when you need a few minutes of comic relief. - Williamhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh5LY4Mz15ohistory of japan 2017-05-15 08:22 JSTSounds like a cool opportunity! I'm sharing the post so that more people can see it.-- Kirk (Too old to participate :( How about a geriatric sequel? ) 2017-05-14 00:41 JSTThis is a Kumanichi (the local Japanese newspaper) article about a British dentist named David Fujiwara who visited master sword smith Matsunaga Genrokuro in northern Kumamoto. I have had the pleasure of visiting Matsuaga-sensei's home to learn about sword making and swordsmanship and know many non-Japanese who have studied with him quite regularly and intensively. Through his openness to non-Japanese pupils and other activities, Matsunaga-sensei is continuing to make an important contribution to international understanding and the promotion of traditional Japanese culture.-- Kirk P.S. For more information in English go tohttp://www.matsunaga-sword.org/about.html英国サムライ「真剣」修行 荒尾市 ７年ぶり技磨く - 熊本日日新聞 2017-05-11 23:47 JSTThe other day, NHK did a major story about this hospital in Kumamoto. After ten years, it remains unique. The NHK program mentioned, as this article does, that efforts to established a second such baby hatch failed because no doctor could be found to take on the role that Dr. Hasuda plays here. He's truly a special person. -- Kirkhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/05/09/national/social-issues/kumamoto-baby-hatch-accepted-125-babies-nine-years-since-launch/#.WRR3mVKB1uUKumamoto 'baby hatch' accepted 125 babies over nine years since launch | The Japan Times 2017-05-11 22:22 JSTAt 8:25 this evening we had a magnitude 4.3 quake that was Level 4 on the Japanese scale in Minami-ku (South Ward) of Kumamoto City. To me (in Chuo-ku), it felt like it was approaching from fairly far away and rumbled for several seconds before settling down. -- Kirkhttp://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/6/20170511202535495-112021.html
