Dear Warren and all, Do you know, Warren, "the virtue of modesty" in Japanese society? In our culture, modesty means young persons always have to be...
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Cornelia Kurz
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Feb 1, 2000 2:32 pm
This site is expanding beyond Tokyo and looking for contributors from all over Japan. From: info@... Tokyo With Kids Newsletter - 1 February 2000...
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Kirk Masden
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Feb 2, 2000 1:44 am
Hi! Yesterday, I heard on the news that the unemployment rate in Japan has, for the first time in at least decades, exceeded that of the U.S. Yesterday's...
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Ayako Chinen
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Feb 2, 2000 1:46 am
Allan meant to send it to the list, but went to Kirk. Here I'm forwarding it to the list. Aya....
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warren tang
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Feb 2, 2000 2:05 am
i am not sure how we got onto the topic of modesty from your kawabata question. but if i have offended you in any way, please accept my apology. w...
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warren tang
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Feb 2, 2000 2:09 am
let me thank everyone for replying to my curry house post. i will make the rounds in the near future. speaking of jazz, are there any good places in kumamoto...
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Kirk Masden
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Feb 2, 2000 2:48 am
Hi! I sometimes find articles in the Kumanichi that I would like to share but don't get around to writing about them. Today I'd like to catch up on some ...
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Ayako Chinen
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Feb 2, 2000 3:21 am
Dear Listers, ... snip Personally, and as a jazz fan, I don't give a DAMN (excuse my language, folks) about they're closing, and I am confident they deserve...
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Bruno Jactat
bruno@...
Feb 2, 2000 5:27 am
... To all those of kumamoto-i who have taken the time to give children in Kumamoto a very wonderful Christmas. Thank you for all your support! I am sending...
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Ayako Chinen
ayac@...
Feb 2, 2000 6:54 am
Dear Kumamoto-i members, Sorry for the members who read it about a month or so ago, but let me post the information of our jazz duo concert at home again. We...
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Kirk Masden
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Feb 2, 2000 8:33 am
Hi! This is a follow up to my post about the homeless and unemployment. Judging from the following article (taken from the Kyushu Headline News for Wednesday,...
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Luciana
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Feb 2, 2000 9:36 am
Hi, Are there someone interested in see the famous Festival called YUKI MATSURI in HOKKAIDO this year, during the period of February 8 to February 10th? It is...
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Kirk Masden
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Feb 3, 2000 1:07 am
Hi movie lovers! If you haven't seen the movie "Chen Bao", which was filmed in Kumamoto and Guilin, China, you have another chance. It will be shown Friday,...
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Kirk Masden
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Feb 3, 2000 4:12 am
Here's another bicycle-related article from the Kyushu Headline News (Thursday, February 3, 2000): * Eliminate Traffic with Bicycles Fukuoka City announced...
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Kirk Masden
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Feb 4, 2000 4:51 am
Dear music lovers: Warren asked about good places to hear live music. I recommend going to the Chinese restaurant Jang Jang Go. The owner is a very competent...
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Jeff Cairns
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Feb 4, 2000 12:13 pm
Thanks for dragging me out of the cobwebs Kirk. Yes, indeed there is live music in Kumamoto although other than that produced by Stands and Cairns, I can't...
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trevor payne
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Feb 4, 2000 11:58 pm
To Warren and others, Another good place to hear live music is the Sharp Bar in the small street just behind Shiroya-Daiei on Shimotori. There's certainly live...
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Cleary Farrell David
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Feb 6, 2000 7:49 am
Trevor, How are things? Just saw your message on the e-mail list and thought I'd contact you, especially in the light of the rumours floating around that the...
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Craig Roberts
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Feb 6, 2000 11:28 pm
YAMAGA CYCLING ROAD TRIP! Friday, February 11 9am to 3pm. We will ride from Kami-Kumamoto Station for about 25 km, eat lunch at a picnic table area, and then...
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Craig Roberts
kic@...
Feb 6, 2000 11:29 pm
Dear fellow kumamoto-i-ers This would seem like an opportune time for a few comments and shameless self-promotions. Traveling by bicycle: I use the bicycle...
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warren tang
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Feb 7, 2000 1:36 am
thanks for the responses so far. fyi here is an offline one from a friend on this list about "jazz at okura" i have seen it in front of the suitouchou ...
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Kirk Masden
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Feb 7, 2000 4:58 am
If you have hay fever you may be interested in this item from the Kyushu Headline News for Monday, February 7, 2000: * Mild Hay Fever Season Predicted for...
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Cleary Farrell David
clear@...
Feb 7, 2000 7:26 am
... Apologies to the list for pressing the wrong key and forwarding a personal message. Farrell. ... user user@......
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Kirk Masden
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Feb 8, 2000 1:32 am
Hi! The lastest edition of JALT Bytes just came out, as those of you who subscribe already know. I've selected two free events (membership in JALT is not...
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Kirk Masden
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Feb 8, 2000 1:54 am
Dear friends: I was just looking at the Kumanichi newspaper on the WEB and saw an article about a speech contest that was held recently by the local Rotary....
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Kirk Masden
masden@...
Feb 8, 2000 2:46 am
Hi! Here's a summary of an article in the local paper: Beginning in 2001, students from China and Southeast Asian countries will visit Minamata to learn about...
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Kirk Masden
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Feb 8, 2000 7:03 am
Hi! Here in Kumamoto we will have an opportunity to see a short news segment about the "Japanese only" policies of several _onsen_ (spas) in Otaru Japan. For...
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flora Lwakatare-Ng'wa...
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Feb 8, 2000 7:52 am
Hi to all mebers. I have earlier introduced myself but I will make a brief re-introduction. My name is Flora and I come from Tanzania in the eastern part of...
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Miho and Joe Tomei
mtomei@...
Feb 8, 2000 2:25 pm
Hello everyone, my name is Joe Tomei and I'm teaching English and linguistics at Kumamoto Gakuen University, with my office across the hall from Kirk. I've...
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Yagi.Hiromitsu
yagi@...
Feb 8, 2000 4:46 pm
Dear all the readers, Here is Yagi@Kumamoto Int'l Foundation. It has taken about two months since may last posting due to my busy schedule recently. Today, I...
