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Toru Feb 13, 2016Jan 07, 2024 convenience stores, dental clinics, Japan, shrines, temples

The Number of Convenience Stores, Temple and Shrine

There are about 55 thousands convenience stores in Japan. コンビニの数、寺の数、神社の数 This means that there is a convenience store for every Read More
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Toru Feb 12, 2016Jan 07, 2024 blue films, China, colors, Italy, obscene movies, pink movies, Spain

Colors That Represent Obscene Things

(I’m sorry, today’s topic is a little bit ribald.) 卑猥を表す色 Today, I learned that colors that represent obscene things differ Read More
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Toru Feb 11, 2016Jan 07, 2024 apartment, money, National Foundation Day, shopping, sightseeing, Tokyo, train noises

Preview of My New Apartment

Today was the National Foundation Day. アパートの内見 Therefore, I went to Tokyo, and saw an apartment that I will live Read More
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Toru Feb 10, 2016Jan 07, 2024 conversion chart, correspond, English, exempted, improved, qualifications, result, score, speaking, test, TOEIC, writing

The Result of TOEIC SW

Today, I received the result of TOEIC Speaking & Writing Test. TOEIC SW の結果 Although the speaking score was not Read More
EducationEssayJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected
Toru Feb 09, 2016Jan 07, 2024 conjunctions, experience, graduation theses, grammatical errors, Japanese sentences, Lang-8, mistake, sensitive, students, tenses

Correcting Japanese Students

Recently, I often correct graduation theses of students in my laboratory. 日本語の学生の添削 Since they are Japanese sentences that were written Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected
Toru Feb 08, 2016Jan 07, 2024 1.7 billion, 217 million dollars, 22.5 billion yen, 25.5 billion, Germany, high visibility, international standards, inverted triangle shape, Japan, Japanese government, octagon shape, roads, stop sign, Tokyo Olympic

Stop Signs in Japan

According to the international standards, a stop sign has an octagon shape, but it has an inverted triangle shape in Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Feb 07, 2016Jan 07, 2024 convey, custom, drivers, Germany, hazard lights, Japan, thank you hazard, thankfulness, track drivers, widespread use

Thank You Hazard

Today, I will talk about “thank you hazard,” which is often used on Japanese roads. サンキューハザード The “thank you hazard” Read More
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Toru Feb 06, 2016Jan 07, 2024 colleagues, computer components, computers, cords, Mini-ITX standard, motherboard, repair, wiring

Build a New Computer

A few days ago, computers of my colleagues came to act up. 新しいPCの組み立て Since the cause seemed to be the Read More
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Toru Feb 05, 2016Jan 07, 2024 Antarctica, bacteria, cold pole, cold regions, countries, diamonds, mined, Northern Hemisphere, people, Russian Federation, Sakha Republic, schools, sick, summer, temperature, world

Sakha Republic

Today, I searched for Sakha Republic, which is one of 85 federal subjects of the Russian Federation. サハ共和国 Since Sakha Read More
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