今日は、戦没者を追悼し、平和を祈念する日です。正午になりましたら、戦没者の冥福と世界平和を祈り、1分間の黙祷をしましょう。
This is a 2 minute commercial for Sapporo Beer called “Legendary Biru”, which has been shown in North America for the past year and this video has about 3 million hits in YouTube.
The current alien registration system will be abolished with the start of the new residency management system.
The aim of the new residency management system is to enable the Ministry of Justice to continuously keep information necessary for managing the residency of foreign nationals residing in Japan for the mid-to long-term with resident status, and ensure greater convenience for those foreign nationals.
strange, but kinda cool!
his event seems to be always held in October. In fact the 34th annual was held just last weekend. The 金粉ショウ(kinpunshou) is a major attraction. The show is performed by DAIRAKUDAKAN and consisted of several dancers painted with gold powder. The women dance topless in g-string bikini bottoms. That’s the kinda cool part. But the downside is the men are also wearing the g-string bikini bottoms.
Even before its arrival Typhoon Roke turned deadly, with local media and police reporting five people killed or missing after being swept away by rivers swollen with rain.
The storm, packing winds of up to 134 mph (216 kph), was expected to make landfall along Japan’s southeast coast around midday and then cut a path northeast through Tokyo and into the northeastern Tohoku region, which was devastated by the March 11 tsunami and earthquake.
Despite their image in the West as little more than prostitutes, geisha are in fact highly skilled women who dance, play musical instruments and entertain their clients with games and conversation.
“Unless people start reopening their businesses, the town will never take the first steps toward reconstruction,” said Taiko Tanisawa, the 63-year-old owner of the reopened Marutani store, as she warmly greeted customers.
The 3-ton truck can hold approximately 300 different items, ranging from “bento” lunchboxes to cup noodles, drinks, candies and many more. It features a refrigerated case powered by propane gas, for preserving vegetables and other perishable items.
