Hi! Here's a recent post about an employment opportunity. -- Kirk
2017-10-01 14:35 JST 2017 Hi! Here's a recent post about an employment opportunity. -- Kirk ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 3 · Comments: 1 · Shares: 0 ← 2017-10-01 08:34 JST 2017-10-02 14:13 JST → Around this time … 2017-10-04 10:58 JSTFish kanji demonstrate deep imagination. Below is a link to a Japan Times article explaining the etymology of a few. One (or two, actually) refer to the Pacific saury (sanma, 秋刀魚 - yes, they've managed to use 3 kanji to make a 2-syllable word. This is called gikun 義訓, a reading of kanji that has no correspondence to the characters' individual on'yomi or kun'yomi). As you can see, it literally means "autumn sword fish" as it is caught in autumn, is shaped like a sword, and is a fish. The season's first saury catch, which occurs as they migrate from their summer waters north of Hokkaido into waters off Tohoku, is called "shin sanma" and is written 鰶 (here, 3 syllables with 1 kanji!), literally meaning "festival fish".The Oe chapel of the Japan Lutheran Church will hold its annual sanma festival to benefit both Tohoku, which has graciously provided the sanma, and Kumamoto disaster victims, after services (noonish) this Sunday, 10/8 (take home or eat there; the chapel has a cafe cozily decorated with English antique furniture). The chapel is behind Kyushu Gakuin, everyone is extremely friendly, and all are welcome. - Williamhttps://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/05/20/language/fish-kanji-help-you-hook-the-perfect-meal-2/#.WdQ6zlS0NEE 2017-10-04 11:14 JSTApparently, Mashiki's earthquake data may have been fudged (falsified). I think the "jury's still out" on this one but questions have been raised.-- KirkResearchers' work questioned after errors discovered in Kumamoto quake data | The Japan Times 2017-10-03 18:13 JSTJoe Tomei here, we've been asked to post this job notice. Please contact the person listed below. ThanksHello. Maple Tree International School in Higashi-ku is looking for fun, energetic and dedicated teachers who love working with very young children. Our main students' age groups are from 1.5 year-olds to 6 year-olds. We offer different types of positions below and competitive wages.(Contact us for more details) **Part time position(starting as soon as possible) ①Mon~Fri.15:00-16:30 (1.5h ¥3,750) *Approx. monthly wage:¥75,000 ②Mon~Fri.9:15~11:45 (2.5h ¥3,750) *Approx. monthly wage:¥75,000 ③Mon~Fri.9:00~14:00 (5h ¥7,500) *Approx. monthly wage:¥150,000 ④Tue.17:00~18:00 (1h ¥3,000) *Approx. monthly wage:¥12,000 ⑤Thu.18:00~19:00 (1h ¥3,000) *Approx. monthly wage:¥12,000 ⑥Fri.17:00~18:00 (1h ¥3,000) *Approx. monthly wage:¥12,000 **Full time position(Staring from April 2018 or earlier) ⑦Mon~Sat.8:30~18:00(Sat.9:00-17:00) Please send us your resume and a recent photo of you to [email protected] Thank you in advance, Kenshi Narimatsu 2017-10-02 14:13 JSTHere's a little reminder about the festival coming up this weekend. (I tried to share this earlier but something went wrong.)-- Kirk 2017-10-02 15:00 JSTHere's something for the academics among our readership. Sorry to be late to share this. Fortunately, there's still some time before the submission deadline.-- Kirk 2017-10-01 14:35 JSTHi! Here's a recent post about an employment opportunity. … (this post) 2017-10-01 08:34 JSTThe Kumamoto version of the Sumo Run For Fun event described herehttp://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201707310023.htmlwill be held on October 22nd in Minami Aso. It seems that you need to pay 6000 yen to cover both entry and costume fees.-- Kirkhttps://irorio.jp/nagasawamaki/20170923/418564/ 2017-09-30 17:24 JSTWe share a lot of information on this page. That's good in a way, but it can also make it a bit hard to find information about events among all of the other posts. For that reason, I decided to begin organizing event information on a simple Google spreadsheet that I've made public. The entries are organized by event date and only brief summaries and links to posts about the events are provided. It's very simple (and so I hope it will be easy to maintain) but I hope you find it to be useful. If you notice that I have left out any events that you think should be included, please point that about in a little comment to this post.-- Kirkhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m0Cdax8HBG-E3OQr3sElW1glnqRUxEy_hz29-kRYaos/ 2017-09-30 14:39 JSTY'got your weasel family and y'got your bear family, but where raccoons fall in the evolutionary tree is unclear: they share closer physiology with the former but genetics with the latter (note: they are not to be confused with the tanuki, or raccoon dogs; both are basal canids with no close relation to extant species). Consequently, despite their irresistible cuteness, intelligence, and adaptability, the reality is that they are ferocious omnivores who WILL get their way, always, one way or another. And they bite and scratch and carry rabies and fleas and will finish off your crops in one night, from your tubers to your fruit.Japanese authorities thus do what they can to prevent their spread here, but their efforts are no match for the siren song of kawaii, which creates a market of would-be owners for smugglers or domestic breeders. These owners then invariably dump their pets in the countryside with utmost haste the moment their cute kits reach sexual maturity and abruptly go total Mr. Hyde.Anyway, the Kumamoto Department of Environmental Symbiosis (seriously - I didn't know the 環境共生課 existed either) is in a tizzy as one was recently spotted in Ueki, closer to downtown than previous sightings in Yamaga, Tamana, and Uto, raising fears that they'll soon follow the trail of twice-weekly garbage bags into town. There's really no way to eradicate an established raccoon population, so we'll just have to learn to coexist. If you see one, though, stay clear and maybe notify the authorities.Below: Cuddly raccoon kit and the same species 18 months later - Williamhttps://this.kiji.is/286680770097005665?c=92619697908483575 2017-09-30 13:12 JSTAmounts of memory on electronic devices tend to increase by powers of two (2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, etc.). This page went from 1,600 last year to 3,200 this year. If there's a social networking equivalent of Moore's law, I guess we should expect to have 6,400 likes sometime next year. Well, that may not be in the cards, but, nonetheless, I'm glad to see the number of likes increase. Thanks for your support! 今後とも、よろしくお願いします。-- Kirk 2017-09-30 09:00 JSTThis is another article about an issue we have already discussed. See https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/1594921240581302andhttps://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/1595233820550044This new article offers a few more details but, unfortunately, it's the same sad story.-- KirkRare volcanic rocks destroyed in Kumamoto rebuild effort：The Asahi Shimbun