Global multitasking: it’s in her DNA
Miho Natori is a Japanese woman that has lived in several countries and can speak different languages. Global multitasking: it’s in her DNA http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20100626a1.html Related Articles: Japanese Visitors to Australia Dalai Lama to Japanese youth: ‘Study English and see the world!’ Hong Kong Transforming Apartment Japanese least likely to use leave, French the most Please [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Japan, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Japanese Visitors to Australia
I’ve mentioned before that the number of Japanese tourists to Australia has been falling. Number of Japanese Tourists Visiting Australia: 1997: 814,000 2009: 355,000 Last year there were less than half the number of visitors that were coming more than 10 years ago. Recently the Australian government launched another campaign to attract more Japanese tourists. [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Japan, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Dalai Lama to Japanese youth: ‘Study English and see the world!’
The Dalai Lama is a popular figure with a lot of younger people who don’t like the fundamentalism of Western religions. He recently advised young Japanese to study English so that they could learn more about the world. Dalai Lama to Japanese youth: ‘Study English and see the world!’ http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20100621p2a00m0na005000c.html Related Articles: Japanese Visitors to [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Japan, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Japanese least likely to use leave, French the most
An international survey looked at how likely people were to use all of their annual leave. Japanese were the least likely to take all of their vacation. http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/japanese-least-likely-to-use-leave-french-the-most-20100625-z59u.html Related Articles: Japanese Visitors to Australia Dalai Lama to Japanese youth: ‘Study English and see the world!’ Hong Kong Transforming Apartment Japanese least likely to use leave, [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Japan, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Studio Ghibli to Make Video Games
Studio Ghibli has made some of my favorite movies: My Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro), Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro) and Kiki’s Delivery Service (Majou no Takkyubin). Now they’re going to make video games. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/studio-ghibli-to-make-games/ Related Articles: Japanese Visitors to Australia Dalai Lama to Japanese youth: ‘Study English and see the world!’ Hong Kong Transforming [...]
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