Japan’s first female astronaut changes gender roles
A new record in gender equality is being set in space – for the first time four women are orbiting the earth on the International Space Station. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8606474.stm Related Articles: The Japanese tourist who joined Pakistani mountain tribe Chinese Fast Trains Spelling Bees Studying at Disney World Nightingale Floors Please support my blog by clicking [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Japan, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Geos Bankruptcy
Before I got a job in Japan, I researched the big English schools. Most of them offered the same pay, but they had different holidays and hours. They also had different reputations. There were lots of teachers who complained about the working conditions at Nova. Of the big English schools, ECC had the best reputation [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Japan, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Yakushima keeps expat busy as a bee
Yakushima is one of the most beautiful places I’ve visited in the world. The forests there are so beautiful. There’s an interesting article about a German man (who used to work as a taxi driver in Tokyo) who moved to Yakushima and keeps bees and makes honey. Yakushima keeps expat busy as a bee http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20100406ww.html [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Japan, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Pronouncing Names
Pronouncing Western names can be difficult because many English letters have multiple pronunciations. When Japanese people see my name: Aidan, they often think it is pronounced アイダン。 But it’s pronounced エイデン。 Sometimes there is no way to know how to pronounce a name other than asking. HearNames.com is a web site that lets you listen to [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Japan, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Stop using English, China tells TV stations
Stop using English, China tells TV stations http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1036720 Basketball without “NBA”? The state of the economy without “GDP”? This could be the new reality for television viewers in China, as Beijing has reportedly curbed on-air use of English abbreviations. China Central Television and Beijing Television told the state-run China Daily that they had received notification [...]
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