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月食 (Total Lunar Eclipse)
William with a quick vocabulary note:
William Following is a message from Sean Benward regarding his Ezuko cleanup walk:
Ceramics Fair
Kirk here with the page's new cover photo, supplied by professional photographer and fellow editor, Liz! Thanks Liz!
Kirk here. The "quiz" in the article is "くまモン検定" (Kumamon kentei, shown on the screen in back of Kumamon and in the Japanese article to which the English links). Japan has lots of kentei (certification) tests, one of which is Eiken (English kentei). If you'd like to take the test, the link is here:
William with the long read:
Kirk here with a post that could be put in the category of "useless information that might be mildly interesting if you happen to pass by the place from time to time" (a category with very very few posts ;) ).
Kirk here sharing an article about an island in the Amakusa area called Yushima (湯島, "Island of Hot Water"), also known as Dangojima (談合島, "Island on which Locals Conspired in the Shimabara Rebellion of 1637). According to the article, it has one more name: "cat island."
Kirk here with some strange news. A man named Katsuhiko Higuchi has been arrested because a company in Kumamoto says that he published an unauthorized Spanish-language version of his own autobiography. First, here's a blurb about who Katsuhiko Higuchi is:
Kirk here with some news that is not directly related to Kumamoto but, as this is an international community, I think I should report that Halloween festivities in nearby Seoul ended in tragedy last night. My heart goes out to everyone who has been affected by this. :(
gekidan performance
Kirk here. Oops! Just posted this as myself -- not the page. I'm too lazy to repost it so I'm just sharing it. It's about getting a booster shot for COVID-19.
(Fiona) Is it just me? I always hear about interesting events happening in Kumamoto....after they've happened. This season in particular seems to have a lot of stuff going on - farmer's markets, culture festivals, bazaars, sports events and concerts. If you know of something taking place in November, please post about it in this thread so that more people can find out about cool events in advance.
くまもと物産フェア
William If any of our readers are aware of or plan on holding an event, please PM us so that we may clue in the wider community .
Kirk here with a reminder:
William The BOJ has raised its inflation expectation from 2.3 to 2.9 percent, partly due to the weak yen. One way to avoid this is to buy locally produced foods, and one way to do that is to shop at smaller markets, which tend to source locally. We often shop at Iwanaga, a delightful lil' spot in Oe on Meigobashi Street. If you have a favorite small market, please share.
