SHOP

Sometimes I got funny picture on the net, but this time, my friend sent me this picture. What do you think? I had enjoy very much. Why? Please you look at it, and you know this door of glass is broken. What sort of shop do you think? This shop sell the glass, it's the glass specialty shop. But this door is... funny!
Yes, funny, but it mean is hit by the depression, and not funny. Japan, we hard hit by the depression recently. I guess not recently, maybe since 15 or more...
Our politics is very bad, I feel always when I went to public office or talked with public official. I need to register of about my heart disease things. It's not once. Every year, many time, I must go to there for register, not just go, I must prepare some documents. It's very wrong. I've heart disease, and my disease is not able to fix, never. And it will be worst more than now in every day. But public official, they're unkindly very much. Now my parents lives, but if they're gone, I'm not able to live. I'm physically person, but their parallel is bad, and then for normal person, more than bad.
Anyway democrat got win in this election, it was on 29th. I hope this country, politics will be better.

AKIBA

I got funny news today about AKIBA. Do you know AKIBA? There's "DENKIGAI" in Akiba, Tokyo, mean is electric town. If you go there, you can see many OTAKU and tourist, but not all, another people in there. Anyway funny news is happen YODOBASHI CAMERA(famous electrical shop) in AKIBA. When I saw this picture on the web, I was very surprised. That Japanese say "How to use the toilet. Please don't push into the toilet (mean, please wait your turn)" It's not too funny. I guess next will make you funny. "Please don't be take a lunch and a long break in the private room in the toilet"... why do they want to take a lunch? I can't belive that. It's crazy. IN THE TOILET! I have never do it like that, but someone who is student or staff, if they do it like that, I understand. Because they wanted neglect thiers duties, or skip a class. But it's store's toilet. Mmm...

GOT SEMIFINAL

Today Japan vs Australia, it's ASIA CUP 2007. I watched the game with father, he likes it very much, like me. And Japanese, we got through to a semifinal! Great! But I had hoped that Japan get some goals. Because Japanese football better than before , I think. And climate is too bad for Australian, that climate is bad for Japanese too, but better than them, because the humidity is high in the Japanese summer. But they got 1 goal. Anyway we got through to a semifinal, good job! I'm looking forward next match!

STORY

The book what is HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS will be released tomorrow. Only English original UK and US. I haven't read it in English, and I haven't. But I've it in Italian. My cousin, she bought it to me in Rome. But that Italian is very difficult for me, and I have never read it. Hahaha.
Anyway I have read all books in Japanese, you know, I mean except for last book. I think I'm a Harry Potter freak. The films is great, and the books too, of course. Well I'm looking forward to read the last book.
If you like the film or book, I think you don't wanna know how story. Me, yes, not to mention that I don't wanna know. But news said someone who spread about story. Guess what! I haven't hear it by news, but I already knew it. Because someone who is he told me about it "I was listen to the news about story of Harry Potter on the radio, the news said..." Great! It's pretty impressive! I still can hardly believe that. Even thought he's crazy. I guess he never looking forward to get newest thing for him...
Tomorrow I can't get the last of Harry Potter, probably I'll get it next week. Because I didn't know when it put on sale the book store. And then I ordered that book today on the net.

JAPANESE TV PROGRAM

THE TIMES(England), I read it about Japan, my feeling is funny. Because...
The first you read that news of THE TIMES, and I tell you about my feeling.
Well, if my reading is right, its said Japanese family have a fun to play the Nintendo Wii at "golden hour"(early-evening) time. And TV audience was 9%.
I think audience, why television channel have poor ratings, because the program is very boring, not by The Nintendo Wii. And I guess The Nintendo DS or Playstation2 has player more than The Nintendo Wii. I don't know why it said "Japanese family don't watch TV, because they play The Nintendo Wii" That journalist is English or Japanese???
If my memory is good, Wii haven't a high popularity among Japanese.

ASIA CUP 2007

I like to watch the football game, I like AC MILAN's game of championship. GATTUSO(ringhio), KAKA, DIDA, PIRLO, INZAGHI, SEEDORF, CAFU, they're amazing player, but MALDINI, he quit, I'm pity very much. Anyway I think the best of the year is KAKA, you know, his play was pretty good. (but my best player is RAUL, my eternal hero)
By the way, about Japanese player, I think if you like football you know Nakamura, he played an active part in the game of Celtic Football Club, and he received some (I think 5) prize the last season. I think Japanese, we're proud of him. And Takahara, his play was good too, he's Eintracht Frankfurt's player. Now he's good, but last time, at the World cup 2006, his play was... mmm... the worst, I don't know why ZICO chose him at that time. Anyway now he's playing in Germany, and many Japanese cheer him.
Nakamura and Takahara play ASIA CUP 2007, their play was good.
Tonight the game was in Vietnam, Vietnam vs Japan. It was away for Japan, not good. But I believed they get win, and I hoped they don't repeat a mistake like a vs Qatar and UAE. VS Qatar, that game, Japanese, they can't get win, it was good game, but play was bad. And vs UAE, that game was not good, because they missed many times at the second half. The cause, Japan scored 3 goals in the fist half, and then 1 player got red card, and Japanese player careless and got very tired... UAE got 1 goal.
Anyway Japan got win, next match is tounament. I hope they take first place in a tournament.

SUMO

SUMO is Japanese wrestling. The rule, to put it shortly, if SUMO wrestler go out the ring or touch his hand on the ring or fall on his behind. I don't familiar about SUMO. But I know that SUMO is not popular now. So few days ago there's test for join SUMO, but scandidate was none. Ahahaha. But it's not funny, SUMO is Japanese wrestling, but recently the top of wrestler is foreinger almost. Because there's some problems, sometimes fix a match of SUMO. And big problem is young SUMO wrestler dead last month. He dead, because practice was senior, they beat up him many times, and he try to run away few times, but he can't do it, and then he die of shock by beat up. He was 17 years old. Too young... scandalous behavior.
And then scandidate was none.

ANYA HINDMARCH

Do you know "I'm Not A Plastic Bag"? It's just bag for shopping, this bag mean is for ecology. I don't know how to say in English, Japanese, we say "Eco Bag". Anyway price is ¥2,100 with tax. Cheaper. Ecology movement is good.
The seller, Anya Hindmarch, their idea was very good for sale, because many Japanese want to have the same things. You know, Japanese like designer brand very much, like a GUCCI, Louis Vuitton, HERMES, CHANEL, and stuff. It's very expensive. But almost Japanese love it very much. I'm Japanese, and I've some goods like other people, but not the same I guess, and I don't understand why they want to get the same things. I don't want the same things, I prefer the one in the world.
Anyway many Japanese people wanted to get "I'm Not A Plastic Bag", and then they went to buy it, but all customer didn't buy it, because stock is not much for it, maybe, and customer have got angry very much. If you want to see it, you click here, I think you have fun. But I tell you before, all customer is not Japanese, scuffled, they were not Japanese.
Actually that news is very crazy, but it's good for ecology.

HOUSE OF COUNCILORS

Polling day of house of councilors is July 29th. Actually it was this weekend. But I don't know why it was postpone. Always national referendum is light poll. Many Japanese people haven't concern to election. But recently Japanese politics situation is serious. Because old member of congress was stupid. I think old member of congress done just what they want, and many people of our country are indifferent to politics, so old member of congress can do it what they want. But recently not, many people angry with politics. I think people believe them, not indifferent. I don't know...
Anyway July 29th, election. And member of congress stump oratory in the every where, on the street, TV, and stuff. But their stump oratory is ridiclous in the world. I hope many people want to do something for Japan. For now, I'm going to vote.

TNABATA SAMA

笹の葉さらさら　軒端に揺れる　お星様きらきら　金銀砂子
五色の短冊　私が書いた　お星様きらきら　空から見てる

This song is "TANABATA SAMA", this song's mean is...

Bamboo leaf is rustling
It shakes in the eaves
Twinkle the star
Gold and silver's sand
5 colors of the oblong card
I wrote in it
Twinkle the star
The star watches the oblong card

mean is like this, probably.

WISH

I told about TANABATA yesterday's blog. I wasn't intend to make Tanzaku and decoration. Because I can't get bamboo grass, but I wanted to make it today, changed my mind. And then I made it. Can you see the picture of decoration? I haven't bamboo grass, so I decorated on the black paper. How is? What do you think about it?
I try to explain about this some basic decoration.
*White and yellow is star.
*Green is AMANOGAWA; mean is sky's river. It's for rich harvest and large catch.
*White with pink of TSURU(crane) is IMOSEYAMA; sister and back and mountain in Kanji. This crane is by 1 paper. It's for longevity and happily-married couple.
Well, I already to write my wish on TANZAKU(oblong card).

TANABATA

TANABATA, meaning is the Star Festival (kanji: Seven and Eveining). The festival is July 7th, somewhere do it August 7th. It's Chinese and Japanese origin mixed. Chinese they wish to improve women's in sewing, and Japan we wish to have a good crop of rice. But many people doesn't know it I think.
Tanabata is famous festival in Japan. We write wish on TANZAKU, mean is oblong card (kanji: Short and Edition), and then put on bamboo grass. Not only Tanzaku, we decorate by Origami. And the first bamboo grass is out side, and finish the festival when float to the river. But recently we didn't float to the river.
Why is bamboo grass out side? Because the star grants our wishes. The star are Vega and Altair. In the festival, we called Vega is Orihime, Altair is Hikoboshi. There're fairy tale...
"Once upon a time, Orihime and Natsuhiko(Hikoboshi), they wanted to get married, and God approve of their marrying. They're very happy, and don't want to work anything. God angry their life, and God did what they have broken up. But they want to meet, and then God approve of their meeting, but only in 1 year 1 time on July 7th."
Yes, it's strange story a little. Anyway Japanese wish on Tanabata. But it's not like Chiristmas, because children wish but adult don't, practically.

SOY SAUCE

"SOY SAUCE" is "SHOUYU" in Japanese, do you know what's this? SOY SAUCE is made from soybean(DAIZU), almost it's necessary sauce of Japanese food. We use it sometimes for food boiled and seasoned, with SUSHI, and stuff. Anyway it's necessary.
Few days ago, I got news about soy sauce. I told you soy sauce is made from SYBEAN, but that crazy country(C), they use hair to make soy sauce. HAIR! I can't believe it. It's HUMAN's HAIR!
Many things made in C, I guess you have it something by C. Because if the company want to make something, they do it in C, because they need to pay poorly paid, I mean cost is cheaper. But HAIR? Nasty! Recently many problem like this is happen. Mmm...
Actually in Japan, some company do it like C, recently very famous shop sale frozen croquette, that maker said "it's beaf 100%", but it was not true. The maker use chicken, poke, and stuff. Frozen croquette sale was stop. But it the same with C. I really ashamed about it. I don't want to think the maker is Japanese.
Anyway I speak evil of C sometimes in this blog, but I never don't like them, I've a friend from C, and I know everyone not strange, but this SOY SAUCE news is true. It's a harrible case.