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In Ikeda city, Osaka pref, JAPAN, many people have been inviting new wombats, and on Sep 27, 2017, it was scheduled that new 3 wombats arrived in Ikeda, if things went well. But trouble occured. the arrival was rescheduled. On Sep 29, 2017, KURATA Kaoru, the mayor of Ikeda city, announced in his official diary in the city’s website that the trouble is almost solved and new 3 wombats will leave Melbourne on Oct 3 and arrive in Ikeda city on Oct 4. One of reason of the trouble is that the people concerned did not have sufficient idea about the new form of animal’s health certificate between Australia and … Continue reading →

On Sep 14, 2017, on Keeper Girls’ official blog, they released that their new song will be unveiled on Oct 22. Their new song is “Yume Tsukame”, “Get Dreams” in English (unofficial translation). On Oct 22, 2017, from 9:30am in Satsukiyama zoo: the ceremony for welcoming 3 new wombats. After the ceremony, from 10:00am to 4:00pm in Satsukiyama park: the 60th anniversary of Satsukiyama zoo, “come and see wombats”. in this anniversary, from 11:00am, Keeper Girls will unveil their new song.

BREAKING NEWS! On Sep 12, KURATA Kaoru, the mayor of Ikeda city, Osaka pref, JAPAN, announced that new 3 wombats will arrive in Ikeda on Sep 27, if things go well. The municipal zoo of Ikeda city, ‘Satsukiyama Zoo‘ announced that it will be closed specially on Sep 27, and the area near its wombats’ house will be closed temporarily after Sep 27 in order that new wombats will get used to the new environment. Japanese edition Ref: If you would like to know about activities to invite new wombats to Ikeda, please read the following article: Ikeda city (JAPAN). Welcome of wombat(s) is scheduled to be in fall of … Continue reading →

Ikeda city, in Osaka pref, JAPAN, has its municipal zoo, ‘Satsukiyama Zoo‘. The zoo has three wombats now. The number is half of the number of wombats in Japan. The zoo accomplished the breeding of wombats in 1992 and 1993. These years, the zoo wants to welcome young wombat(s) from Australia. It costs 28 million yen (as well as approx. 250 thousand US dollar) to carry wombat(s) from Australia, to renovate wombats’ house, and so on. On Dec 1, 2016, Ikeda city announced [ref source *1] that they budgeted 13 million yen for these. The rest was 15 million yen. On Jan 6, 2017, The mayor of Ikeda city, KURATA … Continue reading →

Welcome to THE FUTURE, Oct 21, 2015. And Congratulations for beginning to sell the fuelcell vicles, MIRAI, in the US. I think the writers of “Back to the Future Part II”(1989) were not able to predict that the cars using new fuel and power system start being sold on the day.

In many places in Japan, in summer, fireworks festivals are held. Fireworks 2013 – a set on Flickr. These were photos of Inagawa Fireworks Festival (in both riversides of Inagawa River, Ikeda city of Osaka pref and Kawanishi city of Hyogo pref, Japan), taken on Aug 17, 2013. A fireworks festival is one of the most popular gathering opportunities. Authorized safe areas which are near a launch point are crowded with many couples dressed in “yukata”s, summer cotton kimonos. Many people go out to rooftops and pathways with a great view of fireworks and get together.

On June 22, 2013, the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided to add Mount Fuji to the list of cultural World Heritage sites.

Treaty of San Francisco, Signed at San Francisco on September 8, 1951; came into force on April 28, 1952. Chapter II. Territory Article 2 (a) Japan recognizing the independence of Korea, renounces all right, title and claim to Korea, including the islands of Quelpart, Port Hamilton and Dagelet. Quelpart is 済州島(Jeju-do). Port Hamilton is 巨文島 (Komundo). Dagelet is 鬱陵島 (Ulleungdo). Therefore Japan didn’t renounce The Liancourt Rocks, also known as 竹島 (Takeshima) in Japanese and 独島 (Dokdo) in Korean and Japan has them. Link Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, MOFA: [The Issue of Takeshima] 6. Treatment of Takeshima in the San Francisco Peace Treaty

Sakura, Japanese for “cherry blossoms”, have dynamic beauty as well as static beauty. Many small flowers at sky where you can or may reach your hand are waving in spring breeze.

Yesterday, April 8, many elementary, junior high and senior high schools in Japan held entrance ceremonies. In my nearest school, teachers were in suits and the gate had a big paper-flower-decorated plate written “NYUGAKUSHIKI” (Japanese for “entrance ceremony”).