BusinessCultureDiaryEuropean countriesFoodUncorrected Toru Feb 06, 2017Jan 02, 2024 airplane, Brussels, conference, Dubai, hotel, Leuven, presentation, sightseeing, tired, Tokyo Checking in Without Accident Today I was moving almost all day. 無事にチェックイン It took about twenty-one hours from Tokyo to Brussels via Dubai. 今日は一日中移動していました。 Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryEuropean countriesFoodTravelUncorrected Toru Feb 05, 2017Jan 02, 2024 Belgium, English conversation, euro, foreign languages, Japanese yen, limousine bus, luggage, Narita Airport, presentation material, seafood rice bowl The First Oversea Business Trip by Myself Today I prepared my luggage from the morning and departed for Narita Airport by limousine bus around noon. 初の一人で海外出張 After Read More
CultureDiaryEuropean countriesScienceUncorrected Toru Feb 04, 2017Jan 02, 2024 airplane, Belgium, conference, graduation, Japan, party, presentation, research, teacher, university The First Graduation Research Presentation Today the first graduation research presentations since I became a teacher at a university were held. 卒業研究発表会 The seniors presented Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryEducationNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Jan 20, 2017Jan 02, 2024 deadline, exhausted, graduation, night, preparation, presentation, research, students, thesis, university Deadline for Graduation Thesis At the university where I work, today was a deadline for graduation thesis. 卒業論文の締切 Students have been writing their theses Read More
ClimateCultureDiaryEssayNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Jan 15, 2017Jan 02, 2024 Computer-scored, examination, Japan, Listening exam, National Center Test, Private universities, Public universities, snow, University Admissions, winter National Center Test for University Admissions The National Center Test for University Admissions has been held since yesterday in Japan. 大学入試センター試験 This test is something like Read More
CultureDiaryFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jan 02, 2017Jan 03, 2024 beef barbecue, breakfast, dinner, family, shower, traffic accident, traffic jam, university, work, yakiniku New Year’s Holiday Today I spent slow-paced time with my family. 正月休み First I took a shower, had a breakfast, then played with Read More
CultureDiaryEtymologyFoodHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Dec 29, 2016Jan 03, 2024 Chinese, draw, e ni kaita mochi, etymology, mochi, mochitsuki, proverb, realize, Sangokushi, useless E ni Kaita Mochi (A Rice Cake Drawn in a Picture) E ni Kaita Mochi 絵に描いた餅 Yesterday I wrote about “mochitsuki” (rice cake pounding). 昨日は「餅つき」について書きました。 Today I will talk about the Read More
CultureDiaryFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Dec 28, 2016Jan 03, 2024 mochi, mochitsuki, mortar, New Year, pestle, physical strength, professor, rice cake pounding, stamina, sticky rice cake Mochitsuki Today I went to a professor’s house and did mochitsuki. 餅つき The literal meaning of mochitsuki is “rice cake pounding”, Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 24, 2016Jan 03, 2024 Adobe Acrobat, Apple Pencil, Christmas Eve, Christmas gift, correcting, graduation theses, iPad Pro, keyboard trouble, MacBook Pro, proofreading Christmas Gift for Myself Today is Christmas Eve. 自分へのクリスマスプレゼント Unfortunately, there remains a work of proofreading students’ graduation theses. 今日はクリスマスイブです。 At first I was Read More