Article title:Iran police move into fashion business
Journal: BBC
published: Tuesday, 2 January 2007, 09:59 GMT
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Jul,21,at 19:12
It is the first time live models have been allowed to appear in a fashion show in post-revolutionary Iran. There is a certain intention in which police [conservative people] want to encourage women to wear islamic costume [chadr], instead of weatern clothes. The idea of chadr is to keep women safe with enveloping their bodys in black clothes properly. Some women said that chadl is to expensive, not fashionable, unconfortable, and difficult to wear. So designers have made new styles of chadr and try to change the image of chadr. And there're different reactions toward the fashion show.
my opinion
It's a issue connected with the riligion, politics and the indivisuality. So it's difficult to say "I think ..., so it's right ot wrong." I guess that there is no right or wrong answer, the important point is sticking a balance between some factors[-the riligion, politics, the indivisualitu and so on.]
2007年7月21日土曜日
Fans finally receive Potter book
Article title:Fans finally receive Potter book
Journal: BBC
published:Saturday, 21 July 2007, 08:28 GMT 09:28 UK
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Jul,21,at18:27
Finally the latest Harry Potter book has snapped up across the world.The book was released at the witching hour of midnight BST, meaning that in other countries in late tame or eary morning people have to wait in front of book shops. However it was like a kind of event or party. People put on coustumes, face-painting and wand-making like charecters in the story.
Author JK Rowling said the climax of the story can be upsetting for some people. Harry Potter has become a global phenomenon released in 93 countries with 325 million books already sold.
I'm concerned how many people have to cry becouse of it all over the world :)
Journal: BBC
published:Saturday, 21 July 2007, 08:28 GMT 09:28 UK
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Jul,21,at18:27
Finally the latest Harry Potter book has snapped up across the world.The book was released at the witching hour of midnight BST, meaning that in other countries in late tame or eary morning people have to wait in front of book shops. However it was like a kind of event or party. People put on coustumes, face-painting and wand-making like charecters in the story.
Author JK Rowling said the climax of the story can be upsetting for some people. Harry Potter has become a global phenomenon released in 93 countries with 325 million books already sold.
I'm concerned how many people have to cry becouse of it all over the world :)
Military service for all Ugandans
Article title:Military service for all Ugandans
Journal: BBC
published:Friday, 20 July 2007, 08:56 GMT 09:56 UK
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Jul,21,at17:57
Military training is to be made compulsory for all Ugandans, the ruling party has announced.
President Yoweri Museveni retired from army in 2004, to meet a legal requirement which bars serving solidiers from being active members of a political party.
Oppsision party said, "This is a gimmick for the party to siphon money from the treasury."
my opinion
Uganda has got a huge problem of child soldieres.
What can happen with this situation...?
Journal: BBC
published:Friday, 20 July 2007, 08:56 GMT 09:56 UK
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Jul,21,at17:57
Military training is to be made compulsory for all Ugandans, the ruling party has announced.
President Yoweri Museveni retired from army in 2004, to meet a legal requirement which bars serving solidiers from being active members of a political party.
Oppsision party said, "This is a gimmick for the party to siphon money from the treasury."
my opinion
Uganda has got a huge problem of child soldieres.
What can happen with this situation...?
Language expert finds Japanese people 'hilarious'
Article title:Language expert finds Japanese people 'hilarious'
Journal: Kyodo news
published:Friday, July 19, 2007
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Jul,21,at17:07
It's about Japanese language and culture.
Matthew Fargo, a language expert, says "I think Japanese people have a wonderful sense of humor, so I don't know why people think Japanese people are serious. I think Japanese people are hilarious. They're making me laugh more than anybody".
At first he was interested in japanese literature and now his works cover the fields of translation of writen Japanese, spoken Japanese and even the explaning japanese new words such as "akibakei".
He mentioned about Japanese culture, and there are remarkable comments.
"The Japanese language is open to homonyms and puns. Japanese people love words, so they always play with them and make new words. "
"Japan is often seen as a rigid society, where social pressures deny people their full range of expression. This is not true. What is acceptable to say depends on who's around,"
Journal: Kyodo news
published:Friday, July 19, 2007
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Jul,21,at17:07
It's about Japanese language and culture.
Matthew Fargo, a language expert, says "I think Japanese people have a wonderful sense of humor, so I don't know why people think Japanese people are serious. I think Japanese people are hilarious. They're making me laugh more than anybody".
At first he was interested in japanese literature and now his works cover the fields of translation of writen Japanese, spoken Japanese and even the explaning japanese new words such as "akibakei".
He mentioned about Japanese culture, and there are remarkable comments.
"The Japanese language is open to homonyms and puns. Japanese people love words, so they always play with them and make new words. "
"Japan is often seen as a rigid society, where social pressures deny people their full range of expression. This is not true. What is acceptable to say depends on who's around,"
Tokyo hosts world's top refugee film fest
Article title:Tokyo hosts world's top refugee film fest
Journal: Kyodo news
published:Friday, July 20, 2007
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Jul,21,at16:28
The United Nations High Commission on Refugees [UNHCR] launched the secound annual Refugee Film Festival at venues toroughtout Tokyo on Jul 18th.
According to the UNHCR, now there are about 33milion refugees in the world, and the reality of the their life is so myserable... but not only that, you can see the strange hopefulness as well from Sudanese and Ugandan refugees, and child soldiers.
The idea of this festival is to provide little insight into the heart of the issue. What is a refugee exactly? What does it mean to live as a refugee? What of the pain and sadness, the hopes and dreams of these many millions of human beings?
my oinion
you can have chance to go there ~26th.
have a look here, if you find it interesting ↓
Journal: Kyodo news
published:Friday, July 20, 2007
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Jul,21,at16:28
The United Nations High Commission on Refugees [UNHCR] launched the secound annual Refugee Film Festival at venues toroughtout Tokyo on Jul 18th.
According to the UNHCR, now there are about 33milion refugees in the world, and the reality of the their life is so myserable... but not only that, you can see the strange hopefulness as well from Sudanese and Ugandan refugees, and child soldiers.
The idea of this festival is to provide little insight into the heart of the issue. What is a refugee exactly? What does it mean to live as a refugee? What of the pain and sadness, the hopes and dreams of these many millions of human beings?
my oinion
you can have chance to go there ~26th.
have a look here, if you find it interesting ↓
Punished teachers lose 'Kimigayo' suit
Article title:Punished teachers lose 'Kimigayo' suit
Journal: Kyodo news
published:Friday, July 20, 2007
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Jul,21,at15:43
The Tokyo District Court turend down a lawsuit by 130 teachers who had been punised and forced to go through a "retraining program" for refusing to stand and face the Hinomaru flag [the natonal flag] and to sing "Kimigayo" [anthem] at school events.
Journal: Kyodo news
published:Friday, July 20, 2007
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Jul,21,at15:43
The Tokyo District Court turend down a lawsuit by 130 teachers who had been punised and forced to go through a "retraining program" for refusing to stand and face the Hinomaru flag [the natonal flag] and to sing "Kimigayo" [anthem] at school events.
The teachers's idea is that they were violated their freedom of thought and conscinece. So, they sought 10.000yen in damages each to Tokyo Metropolitan Government. however, the presiding judge said that there was no evidence that Tokyo Metropolitan Goverment had ordered the retraining program.
my opinion
There are some cases like that in japan at public schools. But I feel most adults[parents, teachers even mass media] don't want to talk about this issue. i think it's a important problem, and we have to deal with it.
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