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Tomin no Hi (都民の日 – Tokyo Citizens Day)

10/02/2019 Toru 0 Comments aquarium, citizen, elementary school, establish, facility, graduate, high school, junior high school, people, Tokyo, Tokyo Sky Tree, university, zoo

Tomin no Hi 都民の日 October 1st was Tomin no Hi (都民の日). 10月1日は「都民の日」でした。 Since to (都) means “Tokyo,” min (民) means

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Jinkō Chinō (人工知能 – Artificial Intelligence)

07/25/2019 Toru 0 Comments ability, academic conference, AI, artificial, artificial intelligence, boom, human, intelligence, knowledge, man-made, people

Jinkō Chinō 人工知能 Jinkō chinō (人工知能) is one of the major themes of the academic conference I am participating in.

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Maruku-naru (丸くなる – Mellowing)

07/02/2019 Toru 0 Comments anger, become, character, circle, curl up, gentle, get older, mellow, people, round

Maruku-naru 丸くなる It is said that the character of people tend to maruku-naru (丸くなる) as they get older. 人は歳を重ねると性格が「丸くなる」と言われています。 Since

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Ninin Sankyaku (二人三脚 – Cooperating with One Another)

06/12/2019 Toru 0 Comments cooperate, leg, participant, people, person, purpose, race, runner, strap, three, three-legged race, two

Ninin Sankyaku 二人三脚 We say ninin sankyaku (二人三脚) to describe that two people sharing the same purpose cooperate. 誰かと二人で協力して物事に取り組むことを、「二人三脚」と表現することがあります。 Ni