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I usually find “Sugi-chan” on TV. He is Japanese entertainer and he is very wild.

His appearance is also wild. He’s wearing a sleeveless denim jacket and short pants which is made by denim.
He said that he cut his denim jacket's sleeve immediately he bought it.

He always holds one and a half liter of cola. Despite he can’t empty it at once, he throw away its lid immediately he bought it.

It’s Japanese joke.

Please check him!

Posted at Tue May 29 07:59:50 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1501202 http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1501202 Masa Tue May 29 07:59:50 UTC 2012
Do you know Sazae-san？(Her name's Sazae Fuguta)
Almost everyone may know and have ever watched it at least once in Japan.

It's a animated cartoon that describes her family's daily life. It has been broadcasted every Sunday since 1969.

The characters' name include some names related with the sea.

Sazae Fuguta(main character)
Masuo Fuguta(husband)He got married to her and lives in her home with her family.
Tarao Fuguta(son)

Namihei Isono(her father)
Fune Isono(her mother)
Katsuo Isono(her brother)
Wakame Isono(her sister)
Tama(a cat)

Please watch it on TV!


Posted at Tue May 29 06:40:29 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1501131 http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1501131 Masa Tue May 29 06:40:29 UTC 2012
I watched TV yesterday and I found a new word. It was "ロールキャベツ男子(a man like a cabbage roll)".

There is a word "草食系男子(grass-eating man)". It means a man who is negative toward women and looks like weak. The opposite word is "肉食系男子(flesh-eating man)".

A cabbage roll is a food that meat is covered by boiled cabbage.

A man like a cabbage roll looks like grass-eating man, but internal is flesh-eating man. (He is a flesh-eating man in grass-eating shape.)

It was a good lesson for me.








Posted at Tue May 29 05:18:11 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1501052 http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1501052 Masa Tue May 29 05:18:11 UTC 2012
Their music were quite influenced by "Deep purple". I like their song "Double dealing woman" very much.

They are still active, although the members were changed.




Posted at Mon May 28 06:58:58 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1499388 http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1499388 Masa Mon May 28 06:58:58 UTC 2012
I like heavy metal very much, but it's not currently popular in Japan.

In the end of 1980s, it was popular in Japan. Therefore there were a lot of metal bands, but boom didn't last long. In the early 1990s, there were few bands remained.

The most renowned metal band is "Loudness" who performed in early 1980s and they are still performing their music. In addition, some young bands are growing up. one of them is "galneryus" and they are my most favorite band.

If you like, please listen to their music!



Posted at Mon May 28 06:11:59 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1499337 http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1499337 Masa Mon May 28 06:11:59 UTC 2012
She grew up and her father thought that he had her married with someone. He sought a man who will be her husband, and he found Hikoboshi whose job was breeding cows. He was nice young man, and also she was very beautiful. So they loved each other as soon as they met, and they were married.

They enjoyed their life, but they didn’t work and they were always playing together. So clothes which gods were wearing became in rags, and cows became ill. Her father was usually complained about these matters from another gods, and he got angry. He made them live separate place across the Milky Way.

She looked like very sad every day. He looked at this situations, he allowed her to meet him once a year in July 7th. To be able to meet him was her encouragement and she worked hard to meet him.

Then she went across the Milky Way and she could meet him again in July 7th.



Posted at Fri May 25 05:48:59 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1494701 http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1494701 Masa Fri May 25 05:48:59 UTC 2012
May 5th is festival day called "Children's Day" in Japan.

There is a custom that we hoist Koi-Nobori. "Koi" means carps, and "Nobori" means going up(swimming up). It is hoisted to wish children's success and health.

In Chinese historical folktale, it’s said that many kind of fishes tried to swim up a water fall called Ryu-Mon(It is described Dragon Gate in Japanese Kanji), but only a carp could swim up and became a dragon. This story became a symbol of success and promotion.

Posted at Fri May 25 00:33:22 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1494324 http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1494324 Masa Fri May 25 00:33:22 UTC 2012
Valentine’s Day in Japan was uniquely progressed. It’s different from original. It’s the day that only woman give a chocolate to man with love in Japan. Originally, the confectionery industry spreads it in Japan because of their sales promotion.

Posted at Thu May 24 04:21:51 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1492814 http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1492814 Masa Thu May 24 04:21:51 UTC 2012
I wrote a diary to study English every day but I don’t know if it’s correct grammatically.

I think I’ll use it positively.


Posted at Wed May 23 07:36:59 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1491311 http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1491311 Masa Wed May 23 07:36:59 UTC 2012
But they weren't sold.He gave up selling them, and went home. On his way home, He found 7 stone statues called Jizo. It was heavy snow outside. He thought that they looked very cold, so he put 5 unsold straw hats on to them. And he put a hat which he was wearing on and his towel to remained 2 statues. So he went home having nothing. But the old woman didn’t blame his action, and conversely praised him.

At that night, they heard the sound in the entrance when they slept. They opened the door, and they found a lot of foods, gold, and treasure. Then they found 6 statues wearing straw hats and a statue wearing a towel walking far.
They Thank for them, and they greet a good new year.


Posted at Wed May 23 05:53:00 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1491179 http://lang-8.com/417859/journals/1491179 Masa Wed May 23 05:53:00 UTC 2012