Kirk here with a news item about local vaccinations.
2021-05-21 10:05 JST 2021 Kirk here with a news item about local vaccinations. Kumamoto OKs local officials to get vaccine shots if canceled : The Asahi ShimbunKUMAMOTO--To justify getting COVID-19 shots ahead of the elderly or medical personnel, Kumamoto offi https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14354183?utm_id=97758_v0_ … ↗ 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 ← 2021-05-21 09:00 JST 2021-05-21 13:48 JST → Around this time … 2021-05-21 21:14 JSTJust one other post about citrus: etymologists aren't quite sure where the word comes from, but apparently its origins may have had nothing to do with oranges (whose origin is similarly lost in the fog of linguistic history but is believed to have derived from Sankrit, which is why nothing rhymes with it). From etymonline: "from the Modern Latin genus name, from Latin citrus "citron tree," the name of an African tree with aromatic wood and lemon-like fruit, the first citrus fruit to become available in the West. The name, like the tree, is probably of Asiatic origin [OED] or from a lost non-IE Mediterranean language. But others trace it to Greek kedros "cedar," perhaps via Etruscan." Next time one of your friends disparages Etruscans at a drinking party, throw this in their face. - William 2021-05-21 19:51 JSTI always forget the word for "citrus" in Japanese: 柑橘類 (kankitsurui). Not like it's a really difficult word, but try putting them on a table and distinguish them in a test. All citrus is native to Asia, and Kumamoto in particular is famous for it, so much so that Sawako, my wife, frequently brings citrus home that I can't identify. "What is that?" I ask, and she answers, "Some kind of citrus." (She doesn't know either.) Here's a guide. - William 2021-05-21 14:11 JSTFor those thinking today may not be particularly special….It is the birthday of my younger brother.And if that isn’t enough please note that tonight at precisely 9:21:21pm it will be the 21st second of the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st week of the 21st year of the 21st century.Let the good times roll. —CM 2021-05-21 14:05 JSTKumanichi reports on what disrupted my Yatsushiro class yesterday: a road paralleling a river washed out, taking two cars with it in Kawadake (川嶽). Car occupants were hospitalized out of caution and are apparently okay. But the article contained this awesome kanji: 嶽 - so I had to look it up. Apparently, it simply means "cliff" and is related to the more commonly used 岳. If you plan to take a road containing that kanji, you might consider a different route. - William https://kumanichi.com/articles/237082 2021-05-21 13:48 JSTA crucial factor for parents of schoolchildren is the 連絡網 (renrakumo - phone tree), a contact information list handed out at the beginning of the school year with a tree so that one person contacted can contact the subsequent person and word can get out without some poor, beleaguered school official charged with contacting everyone alone. If there is a break in the chain, one continues to the subsequent contact. Starting teaching at a high school, I found a list of the 連絡網 for teachers on my desk and was relieved to find myself as the final link: the buck stops with me. 😎 - William 2021-05-21 10:05 JSTKirk here with a news item about local vaccinations.Kumamoto OKs local officials to get vaccine shots if canceled : The Asahi Shimbun (this post) 2021-05-21 09:00 JSTJoe Tomei here with another Funky Friday place. Just across from the previously introduced Cure seikotsuin near the Kumamoto Suizenji Station is Ikkyuhonpo Suizenji. Honpo means main store, so I guess that means that there are branches. Now you might say "Joe, how can a place that is respectable enough to have a main store and branches gain the coveted Funky Friday Place status?" Well, the store has been around for half a century and the main store has a pretty funky menu. The main store really gives off a Showa era vibe. You can buy manju to go, but it gets Funky Friday place status by offering a mean zenzai (mochi in a hot sweet bean soup) and these huge takoyaki balls. A sign in the store says something to the effect of 'please allow 15-20 minutes for takoyaki' cause they cook it up fresh. Also, if you are an impatient person like myself, you will want to have a glass of cold water there when you burn the inside of your mouth because you can't wait for the takoyaki to cool down.Their website is herehttp://www.ikkyuuhonpo.com/and they are on the FFP google maphttps://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1qUH94Bac7Hr939b7_8gtvebaJZffGRsX&usp=sharing一休本舗 公式ウェブサイト 2021-05-21 01:06 JSTHello friends.It was heavy rain yesterday.I was at Kengun elementary school on that time. School might have sent parents some messages that we didn't make students go back home because of heavy rain.Usually, lots public schools keep students at school safely in case emergency. Yesterday was so. Lots students had to stay until their family picking up them or the rain has stopped, calm.I met one international father and I think school notice by 安心メール might not work well for non Japanese speakers, unfortunately because all announcement is written in Japanese.待機 means students wait together at classroom.緊急引き渡し means the system teachers pass students to their parents directly, certainly in emergency.徒歩 by footお迎え picking up小康状態in the situation rain has stopped, has abated, calm down.下校 means going back to home.一斉下校 means students starts to go back to home together, once.In case emergency, parents can pick up their kids and go back together. We, schools are worried about heavy rain makes students have any trouble during they go back alone.When you can pick up your kids, you can come to school and visit your kids' classroom. You should greet your kids' teacher and tell you'll go back together.Yesterday evening, we got heavy rain, I met lots papa and mama. After the rain stopped, all students went back by themselves. My young daughter, she goes different school, she has gone back with her best friend and her father. Her school called me and made sure if she can go back with the father. Teacher and school want to make sure, so if you want to pick up your kids, please come to school and meet your kids' teacher.Anyway, Please ask teachers if you need any help, anytime freely, especially emergency.Hoping heavy rain gone away and come back blue sky again soon.Please stay safe together!ーAtsuko(*Ü*) 2021-05-20 22:33 JSTNot done raining yet. By the way, caption on the picture says "Kumamoto City, Central Ward."https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210520_30/-- KirkHeavy rain forecast for western, eastern Japan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News 2021-05-20 22:10 JSTThis is a follow up to a post I made earlier today about evacuation notices:https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/5392672060806182First of all, as you can see in the following image of a Google translation of the Yahoo page, the number of communities labeled "evacuation instructions" has increased. By the way, "evacuation instructions" is the translation of "hinan shiji" (避難指示) which I think is closer to "evacuation order" because it means "do this," not "this is how you do it." (As far as I know, however, it is not a legally binding "order.") To get a better idea about what you need to do in your particular location, you may want to click on your community name and read the fine print. For example, I live in Kumamoto City and my part of town is in red (高齢者等避難; the elderly and others with special needs should evacuate). However, if you click on the link and read the explanation you'll find that it only applies to people who live close to a steep incline or cliff, etc. In other words, even if you are in the designated category of people, you might not be in a place where you were actually advised to evacuate. On the other hand, some areas are asking everyone to evacuate. My advice is threefold: 1) if at all possible, check with people who live near you to see how they are interpreting the evacuation orders; 2) read the details on the Yahoo page to see if the order only applies to people whose home are in particularly vulnerable locations or if it applies to everyone; and 3) when in doubt, evacuate. Better safe than sorry.Also, note that if you click on the community name in the Yahoo! page linked to above you can find a link to a map showing evacuation sites.Stay safe!-- Kirk 2021-05-20 20:30 JSTThanks to Kuma Visit for posting this!
