Another article on a topic we've discussed before. -- Kirk
2024-06-14 14:47 JST 2024 Another article on a topic we've discussed before. -- Kirk Are Japan's Transportation Cards at Risk of Going Extinct? - Unseen JapanIC transportation cards are an easy way to get around Japan. But five companies in Kumamoto say they can no longer afford to accept them. https://unseen-japan.com/japan-ic-transportation-cards-expen … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 1 · Comments: 6 · Shares: 0 ← 2024-06-12 13:11 JST 2024-06-15 07:16 JST → Around this time … 2024-06-16 15:50 JSTHello all,Olivia here, posting an advert on behalf of a friend,💫Looking for volunteers 💫Need some female foreign volunteers for an overnight English immersion event in Oguni on Aug. 7th & 8th. It’s more of a volunteer work so it’s not much of compensation Honorarium is about 7,000 yen for the whole event. The accommodation is great though as well as the food since it’ll be an overnight stay in a traditional Japanese inn with a really nice onsen. The volunteers need not prepare anything. They just need to come & join. Meeting place will be at the International Center near Kumamoto castle.We will be dealing with 6th graders in elementary for the 1st day in the afternoon (half day only) & 3rd year junior high on the 2nd day in the morning till noon.More details, please contact this email address directly::[email protected]💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫 2024-06-16 11:04 JSTFiona here, with a recommendation for anyone wanting to try water sports in Kumamoto city. I used to live very close to Ezu-ko and always enjoyed it as an area for walking, and for my children to paddle, practice cycling, go fishing etc. Yesterday was the first time for me to get out on the lake in a kayak to enjoy the sunset and see the surroundings of the lake from a different angle. I didn't know it was possible to rent kayaks here but a friend visiting from Tokyo set it all up. The company we used (Go Nature) offers kayaking and SUP experiences and also operates at Midorikawa dam. They can cater for groups of up to six people and children over the age of three are able to participate. Since the lake is very calm it's an easy place for beginners to kayak, and it's a great way to show our beautiful city to visiting friends and family. 2024-06-15 09:59 JSTNews about a fire in the residence of 6 interns from Indonesia. Fortunately, they were out when the fire occurred. -- Kirk途中で“ボン”という音も… 「すごい熱かった」6人暮らす家炎上 熊本市【スーパーJチャンネル】(2024年6月13日) 2024-06-15 09:17 JSTKirk here with a little report about something happening at my workplace, Kumamoto Gakuen university. It's about a program for students from the U.S. and India who are interested in studying manga at Coamix, a Japanese manga and anime production company with an office in Kumamoto. Here's a ChatGPT translation from the report:--- start translation ---The agreement includes provisions for executives from Coamix to give lectures at the university and for students to provide Japanese language support to people who come to Japan from countries like the United States and India to train at Coamix's second headquarters in Kumamoto, aiming to become manga artists.--- end translation ---This was reported in a faculty meeting I attended but this news report answers a question I had in the meeting: who would provide the Japanese-language support? It seems, according to the report, that students, not faculty, will be doing that work. Gakuendai has a program to prepare students to become Japanese language teachers so I assume that those students will be the ones to provide the assistance.About Coamix (Wikipedia):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoamixCoamix English-language website:https://www.coamix.co.jp/enNews article / video:https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/rkk/1231026?display=1&mwplay=1マンガ講義を大学で！熊本学園大と出版社のコアミックスが協定 インターンシップや外国人材のサポートで交流 | 熊本のニュース｜RKK熊本放送 2024-06-15 07:16 JSTMore "Kumamoto as semiconductor hub" news, this time as related to Yatsushiro. -- KirkESR Group partners with Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu to transform Yatsushiro City into a premier logistics hub 2024-06-14 14:47 JSTAnother article on a topic we've discussed before. -- KirkAre Japan's Transportation Cards at Risk of Going Extinct? - Unseen Japan (this post) 2024-06-12 13:11 JSTKirk here. This is a translation (ChatGPT) of the Japanese article:--- start translation ---Kumamoto University announced that from October this year, they will accept several foreign children into their Elementary School attached to the Faculty of Education.Kumamoto University also announced that next month they will conduct entrance exams to accept foreign children at the Elementary School attached to the Faculty of Education.The university plans to accept a few first-grade students, holding an informational session on the 25th of this month and conducting an English-language exam on the 27th of next month.Kumamoto University aims to establish international classes in the Elementary and Junior High Schools attached to the Faculty of Education from the 2026 academic year.For the children accepted this time, classes will be conducted in Japanese, with newly hired foreign support staff providing assistance in English.--- end translation ---Sound strange to me. The classes are in Japanese, right? Does that mean that they have heretofore refused to teach "foreign" children, even in Japanese? If so, this is a step in the right direction but that would make their policy thus far rather anti-foreign, would it not? And what was all of the hype about classes in English?Yours truly,Confused in Kumamoto熊大附属小に外国人児童受け入れ 国際クラス設置を前に試験的に (24/06/11 12:00) 2024-06-12 12:20 JSTSurely a temporary setback, probably due to some sort of glitch in Instagram's algorithm. ;) -- Kirkhttps://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/3367/ 2024-06-11 23:59 JSTKirk here. This video of Starlink satellites (Space X, Elon Musk) was recorded in California last year (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8OxL4twwrU) but I'm prompted to post it today because a similar sight has been reported here in Kumamoto:Good still shot:https://kumanichi.com/articles/1129996Video (but not quite as good):https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/kkt/category/life/kk874e00e94d1c4cb6aeed45f7e0071a2bIf you are a night owl (or an EXTREMELY early riser) you can see the satellites on their next flyby which is as follows:Timings with good visibility3:43 am, 12 Jun 2024Starlink-170 (G10-1) (new), BRIGHT (3.1) for 4 minsLook from NORTHWEST to SOUTHEAST (details)Elevation (from horizon): start: 10°, max: 58��, end: 11°4:03 am, 12 Jun 2024Starlink-171 (G8-8) (new), BRIGHT (1.6) for 4 minsLook from NORTHWEST to SOUTHEAST (details)Elevation (from horizon): start: 10°, max: 72��, end: 11°https://findstarlink.com/#1853433;3 2024-06-11 16:00 JSTKirk here. The photo you see is of a clean room at Kumadai."Kumamoto University -- located in Kumamoto prefecture, where TSMC is building its chip production complex -- established a semiconductor device curriculum in fiscal 2024. Students wearing protective suits receive hands-on training in a clean room built on the school's premises."https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/Japan-universities-gear-up-to-train-new-generation-of-chip-talent 2024-06-10 15:02 JSTI'm not a big fan of the horses-for-meat industry but, nonetheless, I'm very sorry to hear about this incident. -- KirkMan Caring for Horses for Meat at Ranch Falls Unconscious after Being Kicked in Face by Horse in Kumamoto Pref.
