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Family Affairs / 家族 With native lang

During this Golden Week holidays, my mother visited us for the first time after we moved to Okayama. We went on a small trip, and she sta...
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May 06th 2013 10:09 family affairs
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Is Declining Birth Rate a Social Problem? / 日本における少子化は問題か？ With native lang

Due to the rapid change of decreasing birthrate and aging population in Japan, it is inevitable that we will face sharp decline of our po...
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Apr 13th 2013 14:03 declining birth rate society
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日本における英語教育の謎 - フォニックスを知っていますか？ / How do you learn English pronunciation?

リスニングは日本人英語学習者にとって非常に大きな壁だと思います。方法がないわけではないと思いますが、効果的な学習方法に触れる機会があまりないような気もします。 以前どうしたら英語が聞き取れるか？という日記を書きました。その中でまず触れたのは正しい発音を学ぶ重要性なので...
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Mar 26th 2013 12:25 英語教育 発音 フォニックス
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The Choice of Going to College / 大学へ行くという選択 With native lang

Generally speaking, college education is an opportunity for acquiring broader knowledge and special/technical skills, which is likely to ...
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Mar 25th 2013 07:29 college education
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What Is Happening in Fukushima? / 今福島で何が起きているのか

どうやら英語学習について日記を書くとき、最も多くの人が私の日記を読んでくれているようです。 では、福島について書くとき、一体どれだけの人がこの日記を読んでくれるでしょうか？ I'm aware that my entries are most viewe...
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Mar 08th 2013 08:05
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Who Raises Children? / 誰が子どもを育てるか With native lang

I read a lovely entry written by my lang8 friend, John Boy, about the possibility of becoming a grandpa of a little baby. He wrote that h...
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Mar 07th 2013 10:40 adoption
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What Makes You Live Shorter / 寿命を縮めるのは With native lang

Yesterday I watched a very interesting TV program about the longevity in Okinawa. I was aware that Okinawa was quite famous for its longe...
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Mar 06th 2013 12:06 life diet health
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How Much Is a Wedding Ceremonoy? / 結婚式ハウマッチ？ With native lang

How much does it cost to have a wedding ceremony on average in your country? I suppose people have their own tradtional ceremonies in ev...
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Mar 01st 2013 07:52 wedding ceremony
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Milk Isn't Good for Your Health? / 牛乳は体に良くない？ With native lang

Have you ever heard that milk isn't good for your health? I didn't know that for a long time. On the contrary, I loved milk so...
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Feb 28th 2013 07:39 milk health
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A Black Joke about Nuclear Plants / 原発に関するブラックジョーク

I read this joke somewhere. こんなジョークをどこかで目にしました。 When the TMI accidnet happened, scientists in the Soviet Union laughed and said. ...
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Feb 16th 2013 12:20 joke nuclear power
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What do you use Facebook and/or twitter for? / SNSの使い方 With native lang

A while ago, I was spoken to by a middle-aged man sitting next to me suddenly when I was touching my iphone in a coffee shop. He asked m...
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Feb 15th 2013 12:59 SNS communication
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A small question / ささいな疑問 With native lang

I suppose receiving feedback is a great source of fun and motivation when we use Lang-8, and that's why many people are eager to have...
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Feb 13th 2013 11:21 Lang-8 friend
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Gentle Sunset / 優しい夕焼け With native lang

This is one of my favorite poems. I suppose I read this in my junior high school textbook or something, but I'm not sure. I like th...
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Jan 26th 2013 07:23 favorite poem
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Danny Boy

Do you know the film, "Memphis Belle"? It's one of my favorite films for a long time. Especially, I love the following sc...
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Dec 22nd 2012 08:47
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Insomnia

This is one of my favorite songs of my clubbing days. Do you know this song? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuqEbRzy_t8 I found th...
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Dec 16th 2012 10:17
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A Letter from "God" / 神様からの手紙 With native lang

I found this article on Facebook. Let me share this with you. ************************************************************************...
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Dec 06th 2012 04:52
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Are Games Better Than Life? / ゲームは現実より素晴らしい？

I've been very interested in how technology affects human beings although I'm very poor at computer things. I suppose it's gr...
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Nov 26th 2012 08:32 TED game life
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Do you know TED, Ideas worth spreading? / 最高の英語学習教材？

Have you ever watched TED, Technology Entertainment Design? TEDを見たことありますか？ TED http://www.ted.com/ TED 日本語版 http://www.ted.com/t...
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Nov 24th 2012 09:53 TED English learning material
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Japanese Soul Song, " 故郷 / My Country Home "

Let me share the beautiful Japanese song, "故郷 Furusato / My Country Home", with you today. 今日は”故郷（ふるさと）”という日本の素敵な歌を紹介したいと思います。...
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Nov 18th 2012 06:30 Japanese soul song
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I HATE TOEIC ― TOEICは英語でのコミュニケーション能力の向上に有効か？

これは以前からずっと書きたかったトピックですが、 英語で書くといつ書き終わるか分からないので結局日本語で書くことにしました。 これはTOEICに関して、なんら学術的かつ客観的資料によらない、私個人の主観に基づいた私見であり、 また、TOEICに一生懸命取り組んでい...
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Nov 10th 2012 13:05 TOEIC
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