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Toru Aug 26, 2015Jan 08, 2024 apricot, brunch, cycling, energy, fun, ice cream, ingredients, Kamameshi, soba, tired

Cycling with My Friends

In this morning, I went to cycling with my friends. 友人とサイクリング The distance to the destination was about 40 km. Read More
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Toru Aug 25, 2015Jan 08, 2024 ASUS, boss, bulky trash, Dell, dumping ground, Dyson, fiddle around, G5, old PCs, PCs, Power Mac G4, university, vacuum cleaner

Bulky Trash Day

Today was bulky trash day for our university, and I enjoyed it because we could get the trash. 今日は大学の粗大ごみの日で、捨てられたものは貰うことができるため、楽しかったです。 There Read More
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Toru Aug 24, 2015Jan 08, 2024 1361, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2639, 639 years, amazing, February 5, John Cage composer, July 5, organ, Organ2 / ASLSP, performance time, September 5, song

The Longest Song

The song, which has the longest performance time, is “Organ2 / ASLSP” of John Cage composer. 最も長い曲 The performance time Read More
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Toru Aug 23, 2015Jan 08, 2024 English-speaking countries, Gatorade, Japan, Pocari Sweat, shops, sour taste, sport drink, vending machines, water replenishment

Pocari Sweat

“Pocari Sweat” is one of the most popular sport drink in Japan. 「ポカリスウェット」は、日本で有名なスポーツドリンクです。 Many of us drink it during sport, Read More
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Toru Aug 22, 2015Jan 08, 2024 foreign countries, Japanese, meanings, names, pronunciation

Japanese Common People Names

The other day, I introduced Japanese strange name(kira kira name). 日本人の一般的な名前 Today, I will show you some Japanese common names Read More
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Toru Aug 21, 2015Jan 08, 2024 abbreviation, CQD, distress signal, etymology, input, Morse code, recognize, SOE, SOS, universal distress signal

The Meaning of SOS

SOS is the distress signal, and the message for help, which is used all over the world. SOSは、世界中で用いられている遭難信号、および助けを求めるメッセージです。 In the Read More
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Toru Aug 20, 2015Jan 08, 2024 delayed, Japanese trains, on time, railway company, Yamanote Line

An Obsession with Time in Japanese Trains

It is said that Japanese trains are exactly on time. 日本の電車は時間に正確だと言われています。 It depends on the region, but is generally correct. Read More
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Toru Aug 19, 2015Jan 08, 2024 kira kira name, しょーん, そふぃあ, なんしー, ぷう, まぁず, まいける, ピカチュウ, 光宙, 匠音, 南椎, 奏日亜, 舞気流, 金星, 黄熊

Kira Kira Name

Recently in Japan, children who has strange name has increased. The strange name is called “kira kira name(キラキラネーム, kira kira Read More
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Toru Aug 18, 2015Jan 08, 2024 animal, China, interesting, open/closed signs board, video

Interesting Open and Closed Signs Board

Today, I found an interesting open/closed signs board. The video is shown below. As you can see, the word “close” Read More
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