I could be a giraffe. twitter.com/TokyoZooNet_PR…
I could be a giraffe. twitter.com/TokyoZooNet_PR…
Linking this again because I love it so much youtube.com/watch?v=RmTvHU…
Linking this again because I love it so much
youtube.com/watch?v=RmTvHU…
Ishikawa: 63.1 Aichi: > 100 Kyoto: 99.1 Ibaraki: > 100 Gifu: > 100 Gunma: > 100 (All but Tokyo, Hokkaido, Kanagawa, Saitama, Ishikawa and Kyoto are now taking more than 100 days to double; Kyoto is almost there)
Ishikawa: 63.1
Aichi: > 100
Kyoto: 99.1
Ibaraki: > 100
Gifu: > 100
Gunma: > 100
(All but Tokyo, Hokkaido, Kanagawa, Saitama, Ishikawa and Kyoto are now taking more than 100 days to double; Kyoto is almost there)
I really want to be a panda. twitter.com/UenoZooGardens…
I really want to be a panda. twitter.com/UenoZooGardens…
Yeah I read that too, but no explanation found so far. In Japan funeral flowers also come in odd numbers.
Yeah I read that too, but no explanation found so far. In Japan funeral flowers also come in odd numbers.
So an ikebana arrangement always has an odd number of the same flower. Japanese dinnerware traditionally comes in sets of 5 (you can get less these days) rather than the 6 that’s common in the west. pic.twitter.com/iz0ZIASGas
So an ikebana arrangement always has an odd number of the same flower. Japanese dinnerware traditionally comes in sets of 5 (you can get less these days) rather than the 6 that’s common in the west. pic.twitter.com/iz0ZIASGas
Another aside: the page linked to above says the numbers 4 and 9 are considered unlucky in Japan. 4 still is, 9 not so much (you’ll see 9th floors in buildings but not so much 4th floors). However the unluckiness of 13 has been imported somewhat now.
Another aside: the page linked to above says the numbers 4 and 9 are considered unlucky in Japan. 4 still is, 9 not so much (you’ll see 9th floors in buildings but not so much 4th floors). However the unluckiness of 13 has been imported somewhat now.
Incidentally, there was a native wago or Yamatokotoba way to count numbers, but it didn’t count above the hundreds. I guess there was little need back then for higher numbers.
Incidentally, there was a native wago or Yamatokotoba way to count numbers, but it didn’t count above the hundreds. I guess there was little need back then for higher numbers.
(The Chinese numbering system is almost the same as Japanese with some minor variations, since Japan imported it from China a long time ago)
(The Chinese numbering system is almost the same as Japanese with some minor variations, since Japan imported it from China a long time ago)
...I often forget. Which is why I wrote that Japan has a pop. Of 1.27 billion when it’s 127 million, or 1.27 oku. In other words, when codeswitching from E-J or other European languages you need to switch the numbering systems too.
...I often forget. Which is why I wrote that Japan has a pop. Of 1.27 billion when it’s 127 million, or 1.27 oku. In other words, when codeswitching from E-J or other European languages you need to switch the numbering systems too.
I absolutely love this dance version of Ue o Muite Arukou. It’s full of hope and positivity, but also anger. We need anger as much as the other emotions. And it features the Pear Funassyi too. Perfect. twitter.com/amonmiyamoto/s…
I absolutely love this dance version of Ue o Muite Arukou. It’s full of hope and positivity, but also anger. We need anger as much as the other emotions. And it features the Pear Funassyi too. Perfect. twitter.com/amonmiyamoto/s…
New COVID-19 positives in Tokyo, last 7 days: 46 165 160 91 87 58 39 <-- today Week on week comparison (Wed) 5/6 39 <- today 4/29 47 4/22 132 4/15 126 4/8 144 www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2020…
New COVID-19 positives in Tokyo, last 7 days:
46
165
160
91
87
58
39 <-- today
Week on week comparison (Wed)
5/6 39 <- today
4/29 47
4/22 132
4/15 126
4/8 144
www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2020…
(Michi not mochi. Grmbl)
(Michi not mochi. Grmbl)
Lawson is buying the produce from a “Michi no eki”, a roadside combination local farmer’s market/restaurant/entertainment kind of facility. Michi no eki are really suffering because of #StayHome and few/no tourists.
Lawson is buying the produce from a “Michi no eki”, a roadside combination local farmer’s market/restaurant/entertainment kind of facility. Michi no eki are really suffering because of #StayHome and few/no tourists.
(I am a multilingual typoist, yay!)
(I am a multilingual typoist, yay!)
(Although in this case it was just a brain fart)
(Although in this case it was just a brain fart)
One problem is the Japanese numbering system (if you need an explanation I will sometime)
One problem is the Japanese numbering system (if you need an explanation I will sometime)
This type of reporting on #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #coronavirus makes my blood boil. There is no evidence that the dominant strain is such because it is "more contagious" latimes.com/california/sto…
This type of reporting on #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #coronavirus makes my blood boil. There is no evidence that the dominant strain is such because it is "more contagious"
latimes.com/california/sto…
Funassyi makes dinner and it looks really good. twitter.com/funassyi/statu…
Funassyi makes dinner and it looks really good. twitter.com/funassyi/statu…
岩永直子さんお抗体検査に関する記事、長いけどとても勉強になります。（上のツイートにリンク）
岩永直子さんお抗体検査に関する記事、長いけどとても勉強になります。（上のツイートにリンク）