[How many days "on the snow" this coming season]

I will try for 10 weekend.

[Graduation from shogakko (q to Japanese peeps)]

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Do you think the teachers can really put out true tears for such an events or are they really 'giri-tears'?

It will depending on person and situation of course but some (many?) are definitely true tears I am sure of that.

[earthquake]

Rahul-san, you need to have your information translated into Japanese to send on. They might take more notice of it then.

[Your keitai]

I reading this morning about Vodafone having increasing problem in Japan. They are seeing decrease in number of customer the last few months rather than increase. I hear conflicting thing about service - but don't know if it is just badmouthing and with reason or not.

[Graduation from shogakko (q to Japanese peeps)]

It may seem like wasted time, but it is good memory for many people. And teachers use it as an event and students building teams, education int itself.

[Mogul Aiko in the Olympics]

Yes she is building up to next year maybe.

[Togari]

Yes Togari is just over the road from Nozawa, about 10-15 minutes drive I think. Much smaller, but much less busy than its big brother. Nothing really bad, but nothing particularly special either. Just a normal kinda place

[Tri Modal Challenge (Hakuba)]

That looks like fun. Anybody doing it?

[New freshies on their way!]

Yes great timing for the weekend too. (for once!)

[More snow]

I think so. There will be some more snowfall also.

[Today's report: hiking at Kagura]

Were there many people there yesterday?

[On trains - what do you do?]

I seem to be agree with gamera many time today, but I agree!

 

I am not many times on train journey and so I usually looking outside window and try to enjoy, only if not so many people of course.

 

Short journey in city is usually read.

[When is "yugata"]

Yes, I agree.

[Motorbike gangs]

Police often ignoring them or move on (to another place). It is annoying problem many area.

[When is "yugata"]

What time do you say for evening in English?

[The 'target for the season' poll]

Just as much as I can. Maybe it will be about 20 or 25 days

[The how many times until now poll]

Before now I have had about 7 days I think

[How many kens?]

Mine so far - Iwate and Hokkaido

[Hakkai]

Hakkaisan is well known for mogul run. And also sake of course.

[Do you look (insert your nationality here)?]

Even though I'm Japanese, some Japanese think I look Chinese.

[Good things to say]

In situation like this many people talk about weather and general thing like that. It's easy to talk about it and not much of a chance of embarrassing.

[Japan F1]

It's a shame about Friday and Saturday but I'm glad the race can go ahead on Sunday. It seems BAR a little mistake in strategy perhaps.

[Superman Reeve]

I was sad to hear about the dead of Christopher Reeve today. When I was younger I loved those movies, they were wonderful - he was a hero of mine.

 

[Tooth/filling fell out]

If it is normal filling then you can tell them only 1 time and they should do it. But check up and filling at same time is probably not possible.

[Unemployment in Japan]

There are just so many freeta here now it is becoming problem. I don't think many of the people thinking hard about future and what it will bring (or not) for them.