CultureEssayJapanese traditionLawNewsUncorrected Toru Mar 29, 2017Jan 06, 2024 arrested, flashlights, home-invasion, instruments, Japan, law, Minor Offenses Act, penlights, pliers, screw drivers A Charge of Carrying Invasive Instruments Today I will talk about one of Minor Offenses Act in Japan, “sin-nyugu keitai no tsumi,” the literal meaning of Read More
CultureDiaryJapanese traditionNewsUncorrected Toru Mar 23, 2017Jan 06, 2024 ceremony, degree, emotional, graduation, hakama, laboratory, memorabilia, students, teacher, university Graduation Ceremony Today a graduation ceremony took place at my university. 卒業式 Students who would graduate were wearing hakama (Japanese skirts or Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryJapanese traditionNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Mar 10, 2017Jan 06, 2024 energy, opinions, presentation, research, seminar, shinmiri, students, study, University of Tokyo, youth Seminar Today I went to the University of Tokyo to give a seminar. セミナー As it happens, today was a day Read More
BusinessCultureEssayJapanese traditionNewsUncorrected Toru Feb 27, 2017Jan 06, 2024 campaign, companies, employees, financial circles, government, Japan, net users, overtime, personal consumption, Premium Friday Sad Premium Friday Two days ago, I wrote about the introduction of Premium Friday in Japan. 残念なプレミアムフライデー It is a kind of campaigns Read More
BusinessCultureEssayNewsUncorrected Toru Feb 25, 2017Jan 02, 2024 discount campaigns, enforcement, Japanese government, meeting, personal consumption, Premium Friday, restaurants, shopping, travel agencies, traveling Premium Friday Yesterday was Premium Friday. プレミアムフライデー Premium Friday is a day for prompting personal consumption that was advocated by the Japanese Read More
CultureEssayNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Feb 15, 2017Jan 02, 2024 adverse effects, cold, infection, medicine, Nobel Prize, pharmacists, symptoms, virus Cold Unfortunately I have caught a cold. 風邪 I have a sore throat and a headache, and feel a chill. 風邪をひいてしまいました。 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
CultureEssayJapanese traditionNewsUncorrected Toru Jan 09, 2017Jan 02, 2024 adulthood, arrested, coming-of-age ceremony, hakama, independence, kimono, national holiday, new adults, Seijin no Hi, Suits Seijin no Hi (Coming of Age Day) Seijin no Hi 成人の日 Today is a national holiday called “Seijin no Hi” in Japan. 今日は成人の日で、多くの日本国民にとって祝日です。 “Seijin no Hi” is Read More