Great option for organic produce!! 🐰 Megan
2020-02-02 20:26 JST 2020 Great option for organic produce!! 🐰 Megan ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 14 · Comments: 0 · Shares: 0 ← 2020-02-01 22:38 JST 2020-02-03 16:56 JST → Around this time … 2020-02-06 22:30 JSTAs a novice instructor in the science department at Kumadai, I was asked to critique a graduate student's presentation and was quite embarrassed when the Japanese professor noted the difference between "reason" and "cause" (science has plenty of causes but no reason) - such distinctions were supposed to be my job, and I determined to be better.This video reminded me of that long-ago experience: the difference between "hazard" (imminent damage) and "risk" (not so imminent that you need to run away yet) - so I suppose you could say that Aso is a risk but not a hazard. Fortunately, monitors plugged around the mountain measure its swelling due to magma intrusions, so when a "risk" becomes a "hazard," we will, with luck, be informed. - WilliamCascades Volcanoes: When Sleeping Giants Wake 2020-02-06 06:16 JSTHi friends.Unfortunately, I can't join this time but If you are free on this Saturday, come and join it!Of course, it's free. Hoping you enjoy it!ーAtsuko(*Ü*) 2020-02-05 22:01 JSTWhy don't you enjoy boccia while drinking? Boccia is one of the events in Paralympic Games and is a universal sport which everyone, with/without disabilities, regardless of age, sex, and sports experience, can enjoy playing.https://www.paralympic.org/bocciaDate: Friday, Feb. 7th 8 pm to 11pmPlace: Cafe and Bar gab in Minami Tuboi, Kumamotohttps://tabelog.com/kumamoto/A4301/A430101/43000737/Fee: Free. Please buy food or a drink. - Yuichi Yoshida 2020-02-03 18:26 JSTNews for American citizens regarding the Corona Virus. If you register with the consulate/Embassy, you'll receive such alerts via email. - WilliamHealth and Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy Tokyo, Japan (February 3, 2020) Location: Tokyo, Japan Event: Coronavirus Outbreak -- Travel Restrictions, Safety Measures The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring the novel coronavirus that was first detected in Wuhan, China and subsequently declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). For current information and guidance regarding this disease outbreak, U.S. citizens in Japan are advised to consult the WHO and CDC websites. U.S. Travel Restrictions and Presidential Proclamation The U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has declared that the coronavirus presents a Public Health Emergency in the United States. In accordance with the declaration, beginning 5 p.m. EST, February 2, 2020, the U.S. government started implementing temporary measures to increase its abilities to detect and contain the coronavirus proactively and aggressively. These measures include: • All flights with travelers who have been in mainland China within the last 14 days will arrive at a select number of designated ports of entry. • Any U.S. citizen returning to the U.S. who has been in Hubei province in the previous 14 days will be subject to up to 14 days of mandatory quarantine, to ensure they’re provided proper medical care and health screening. • Any U.S. citizen returning to the U.S. who has been in the rest of mainland China within the previous 14 days will undergo proactive entry health screening and self-quarantine to ensure they do not post a public health risk. • Additionally, the President has signed a Presidential Proclamation using his authority pursuant to Section 212 (f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act suspending the entry into the United States of foreign nationals who pose a risk of transmitting the 2019 novel coronavirus. • As a result, foreign nationals, other than immediate family of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, who have traveled in China within the last 14 days will be denied entry into the United States. For additional information, please see the Presidential Proclamation. Level 4 Travel Advisory for China – Do Not TravelThe United States advises U.S. citizens not to travel to China. If you do travel to China, you will be subject to additional screening and public health measures upon return the United States. The U.S. Department of State will continue to closely monitor the situation in China and will revise our travel advisory as conditions warrant. For additional information, refer to travel.state.gov. Japanese Government Actions, Cabinet Order, Entry Restrictions A Government of Japan (GOJ) Cabinet Order designating the novel coronavirus as a Designated Infectious Disease took effect February 1. The law allows local authorities to compulsorily test and quarantine individuals. Under the Order, Japan will impose an entry ban on people infected with the novel coronavirus. The Immigration Services Agency of Japan announced that effective February 1, 2020, foreigners who have travelled to Hubei Province in China within 14 days before arriving in Japan, and foreigners who have a Chinese passport issued by Hubei Province are not permitted to enter Japan. Residents who develop symptoms in Japan are advised to wear a mask and contact a medical institution as soon as possible, and to declare if they have stayed in Wuhan. The Japan National Tourism Organization offers a 24/7 multi-lingual (English, Chinese, Korean) call service that can provide coronavirus-related information and assist in case of emergencies (accident or sickness) at 050-3816-2787. Other countries are also imposing travel restrictions to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. The U.S. Embassy advises checking with destination government officials in advance of commencing travel, particularly if you have recently been in China. Actions to Take: · Consult the CDC website, for the most up-to-date health information. · Check with the airlines regarding any flight cancellations and/or restrictions on flying. Be aware that airline schedules are changing rapidly. · • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available. · • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands. · • Avoid close contact with people who are sick. · • Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when coughing or sneezing. · • Seek medical care right away if you feel sick or were exposed to someone who has a fever, cough, or difficulty breathing. Stay Connected: Follow U.S. Embassy Tokyo American Citizen Services on Twitter and Facebook, and Visa Services on Twitter. For any emergencies involving U.S. citizens, please contact the American Citizens Services (ACS) Unit of either the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo or one of the U.S. Consulates in Japan. U.S. Embassy Tokyo:American Citizen Services, 1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420; Tel: 03-3224-5000, After Hours: 03-3224-5000, Fax: 03-3224-5856https://jp.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/ 2020-02-03 16:56 JSTSad news: on Sunday, a 14-year old female junior high school student managed to climb to the roof of her Chuo-ku 14-story condominium and, despite the terrified pleas of her parents watching from below, threw herself off.Sundays and the end of holidays - that is, those short hours before school starts again - see a spike in the suicide rate of students. Teachers, parents, siblings, friends must keep an eye out for signs. - William14-year-old girl jumps to death from apartment building in Kumamoto 2020-02-02 20:26 JSTGreat option for organic produce!! 🐰 Megan (this post) 2020-02-01 22:38 JSTScanning some Facebook stuff, I came across a page titled "Global Eclipse" which made me laugh: one would have to be beyond Mars to see a global eclipse. But there will be a partial solar eclipse visible from Japan at the date shown below - unless we have a global eclipse first, in which case we will all be dead. - WilliamEclipses visible in Kumamoto, Japan - Jun 21, 2020 Solar Eclipse 2020-02-01 11:51 JSTOur friend Liz Suenaga brought to our attention the scientist 時枝 正 (Tadashi Tokieda - one of the cooler - and most appropriate - names I've ever encountered: it could be translated as "true sprig of time"). Currently involved in mathematics at Stanford University, he is fluent in Japanese, French, and English and knows ancient Greek, Latin, classical Chinese, Finnish, Spanish, and Russian. Here, he shows how a two-dimensional object can enlarge itself by forcing it into a three-dimensional space with a simple trick that you can replicate in your classroom to prove to your students that, yes, you are god. He describes it as "escaping into the ambient third dimension," a phrase you might want to remember the next time you're in California and are smoking pot. (Practice a few times at home first - the method, not the pot.)Really,this is useful to demonstrate how a Japanese-born person can become completely fluent in English and having a lot of fun doing so. - WilliamRound Peg in a Square Hole - Numberphile 2020-01-31 19:31 JSTHi friends.In case, the staff,doctor, nurse, drug store's clerk,,, can't understand English.Useful Japanese to explain your illness.お大事にODAIJINI, take good care.ーAtsuko(*Ü*)Whether it's coronavirus or the common cold, learn these Japanese terms before heading to the doctor | The Japan Times 2020-01-30 22:15 JSTHow about trying Mamemaki and making Ehomaki in Kikuchi this weekend for free?Mamemaki and Ehomaki are Japanese traditions on the day of Setsubun, or the day before the beginning of Spring. Mamemaki is a bean throwing ceremony to welcome good fortune and drive away evil spirits. Ehomaki is a long sushi roll which you eat all in one go on the night of Setsubun, while facing silently toward the year's "lucky" direction with your eyes closed, wishing for perfect health and praying for prosperity of business.There is a free shuttle service between Kumamoto and Kikuchi. You can get information on the service in the website below.https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/common/UploadFileOutput.ashx?c_id=3&id=29466&sub_id=2&flid=215890&fbclid=IwAR1XQRWRYVnS495keaiFGKSa_14hTyRlnbIodQ_TFMTZCfO1VgbaGIPqVUYIf you get interested, please email to [email protected] - Yuichi Yoshida 2020-01-30 22:01 JSTHi friends.In case, if you know someone has doubt to be suffered Wuhan Coronavirus, you should call and ask here.Just in case.Hoping all of you are safe, healthy, comfortable, and Happy!ーAtsuko(*Ü*)健康福祉局 保健衛生部 感染症対策課TEL：096-364-3189 FAX：096-371-5172  [email protected] Main call center1 call number 096-372-07052 time only weekday, from 8:30 am to 5:15 pmWhen the lines become too busy, you may call this number also. 熊本市感染症対策課（096-364-3189)Kumamoto city office announcementhttp://www.city.kumamoto.jp/hpkiji/pub/detail.aspx?c_id=5&type=top&id=26721