J-Word Play: June ’11
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A new car is new model. So what model is an old car?
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Tottori is situated on the Sea of Japan, with the Sendai River running through it. Japan’s largest sand dunes stretch 16 km along the coast of Tottori-ken, and they are the main sightseeing destination. I have visited Tottori City twice now – in spring and in winter. It was lovely in both seasons, but with…
The kendo club at my school was, historically, rather disappointing, despite the majority of our student body coming from a middle school with a very respectable team. For the past two years, they have only had about three active members, and the student with the strongest swordsmanship, who competed at the national level in junior…
Like so many other Hyogo (and Osaka, and Kyoto, and even SHIGA I hear) JETs, I was dismayed when the huge behemoth of an event that was the Tigers baseball game was canceled due to rain last month. Seriously crushed. While I wasn’t one of the people shelling out for shinkansen tickets, it was a…
In my first year, in mid-May, I was standing at a checkout counter in fluorescent-lit Jusco. “It’s hot isn’t it,†the lady remarked as she rang up my items. “Yeah, it’s like it’s already summer!†I replied. She considered this. “Well, yeah, except, first comes the rain, then summer,†she informed me. Oh, right, of…
A great credit to all Assistant Language Teachers I know, we ‘man’ed up. Many of us also found avenues to donate toiletries, stationary, second-hand clothes and the like. Now, there is another way we can all help, and it’s all in the name of fun. Self restraint (or jishuku) is underway in a big way. As…
Hello again, Hyogo JETs! Enjoying the soon-to-be-smoldering weather? I only have a few very brief announcements this month. Brief but important, so don’t start scrolling or clicking somewhere else just yet – yeah, I saw that. Officially as of June 15, Miriam Rollason will be taking over this little chunk of Hyogo Times as the…