Notices by Terry Wallwork (terrywallwork@mstdn.jp)

Where to find all the Pokémon manhole covers in and around Tokyo

https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/where-to-find-all-the-pokemon-manhole-covers-in-and-around-tokyo-100323

> Visit Ueno, Machida and Yokohama to catch all the unique Poké Lid manhole covers featuring Pikachu and friends

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(17997) How to Count (Almost) Anything in Japanese | Japanese Counter Words - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EakB-O7XVM

> Here are the basic Japanese counter words you will need to know if you want to speak and understand Japanese!

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Child Suffers Heatstroke in Japan After Teacher Denies Her Tea - Unseen Japan

https://unseen-japan.com/heatstroke-tea-lawsuit-osaka/

> On a class trip, a student ran out of tea and asked for more. Her teacher said no. Now, her parents are suing.

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鳥取の水木しげる記念館が4月にリニューアルオープン、約50体の妖怪が潜む「水木しげるの描いた妖怪たち」など常設展＆チケット情報解禁 | SPICE - エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス

https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/326814

> 水木しげる記念館（鳥取県境港市本町5番地）が建て替え工事を経て、2024年4月20日（土）にリニューアルオープンする。

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Starbucks Japan's Plant-Based Matcha Roll Cake Unveiled!

https://fooddiversity.today/en/article_150947.html

> Discover the enchanting Matcha Roll Cake with Rice Flour at Starbucks Japan – a plant-based masterpiece!

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Why Are Some Accents Hard to Understand, and Why Are Others Easy?

https://blog.duolingo.com/why-are-some-accents-easier-than-others/

> How are you with accents? Your brain is doing a complicated matching task when it hears one!

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@tokyo_0
I didn't know that, unfortunately not a lot I can do about it. Still their loss as my profile pic is awesome :). Is the content restriction down mainly to Japanese Anime kid porn type stuff, and tentacle weirdness?

The 2023/2024 New Year’s countdown at Shibuya Crossing is cancelled

https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/the-2023/2024-new-years-countdown-at-shibuya-crossing-is-cancelled-121223

> Shibuya also announced it will ban public drinking for certain hours from December 31 New Year's Eve

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Should we forget the year or forget the party? - The Japan Times

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/12/08/language/japanese-language-bonenkai-yearend-parties/

> After a few years without proper yearend work parties, are Japanese workers ready for a big bash? Or, has the tradition come to an end?

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Part-Time or More? The Meaning of Arubaito in Japanese

https://www.japancentric.com/part-time-or-more-the-meaning-of-arubaito-in-japanese/

> The meaning of Arubaito refers to seasonal employment for young people. It also covers temporary employment and project-based engagements.

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My new most favourite Japanese sentence:

このピエロは私の新しい友達です。
This clown is my new friend.

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Well it's news I guess:

Hey, have you eaten the news? – Japanese “noodle newspaper” comes with writing on the soba – SoraNews24 -Japan News-

https://soranews24.com/2023/10/29/hey-have-you-eaten-the-news-japanese-noodle-newspaper-comes-with-writing-on-the-soba/amp/

> Taste-testing Nagano’s Soba Shimbun.

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Nice little Japanese clipart website:

ツカッテ | 商用OKの無料イラスト素材サイト

https://tsukatte.com/

> 無料のイラスト素材サイト。 商用可能、登録不要で使えます。

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@apps
Apologies if this is known or a me thing but I noticed recently the app has started displaying some tagged text as unclickable normal text.

The tags are fine in the web browser for my profile.

See screenshots.

Japan's second-oldest museum forced to crowdfund to pay bills - Japan Today

https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-second-oldest-museum-forced-to-crowdfund-to-pay-bills

> Japan's second-oldest museum has raised $3.4 million through crowdfunding after reportedly being denied additional financial support to cover soaring utility bills to preserve its collection of animal and plant specimens. More than 30,000 people have donated a total of 480 million yen to the National Museum of Nature and Science…

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Late but at least they can do it, I guess:

Japan panel endorses first domestically developed COVID vaccine - The Japan Times

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/01/japan/science-health/japan-panel-endorses-first-domestically-developed-covid-vaccine/

> The shot is based on the original strain of the coronavirus, making it unlikely that it will be used in Japan or elsewhere.

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@taiyo
Thanks. Hopefully I will remember this :)

Duolingo let me express mine hate hate hate for thee :)

I'm going to guess my version was grammatical but not saying the right thing??

Knowing people let me know :)

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@mario
Is that mochi on the right. It looks yummy.

@nelsoncoffeeroaster
???