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Older style laser, black only, printing six pages per minute

<10 Staffs> 
Office based/1administration, 4 editorial
Home based or mobile/5 writers and reporters

 
Administration; Letter printijg, photo copying and scanning, colour printing
Writers/Reporters; Colour printing when in office

• Printer Summary

-Three types of printers with different usages
"As far as printer goes, we'll use three printers for our company. Each of them has a different role in the office" 

- Fuji Xerox Phaser 7760; Color office printer for main use
http://www.office.xerox.com/latest/776BR-011.PDF
"The first printer is usually used for main printing in the company. Xerox Phaser 7760 is designed for hight volume printing and offers impressive print speed and efficient processing."        

- Ricoh GX 7000; Dye-sublimation printer for picture copying and printing
http://www.ricoh-usa.com/products/brochures/gx7000.pdf
"The second printer is dye-sublimation printer which will be used for picture copying and printing. We think it is ideal for a magagine company like us, since this type of printer can create more photo-lab quality than with other type of printers." 

- Samsung CLX-3175FN; Multifunction printer for administration
http://www.etos.biz/Samsung_clx3175fn_Brochure.pdf
"The last printer is used for the adminisration and this has multifunctions. CLX-3175FN is a small all-in-one color printer suitable for managing jobs in the office." 

• Multifunction Printer

- By administrator, which has features of scaning, copying and faxing
"Now, we'll see each of three more in detail. The multifunction Printer has three fanction other than printing, such as scaning, copying and faxing."

- Used by single person, thus no need to have seperate machine by each function
"It's a better idea that we'll have only this single macine because it seems no one share this printer in our company other than administrator. Therefore, we don't have to consider queing time by two or more person using it."  

- Compared to having two seperated machine, cost saving, space saving, less power consumption
"If we have two separate machines as a printer and a scanner, it will cost us approximately $500 compared to $400 when we have this printer only. Also, this leads power consumption and space saving."

• Dye-sublimation printer

- Necessary for a page which require high quality photo, such as a cover etc..

"Dye-sublimation is often used by magagine companies, because of the high quality of photo printing. We think it'll be useful when we design a cover of our magazine or something like that."
 
- Overcoating make the print resistant to air, UV light, water and finger print etc...
"Dye-sublimation printing also has another feature called overcoating which can make the page resistant to various environment, which is also good for a cover itself."

- Highest Resolution 3600 × 1200 dpi of the three printers
"This printer has  the highest resolution of three printers. So when you want a high quality printing, it is the best option you will choose."     

• Laser Printer

- Larger sheets capacity (up to 3150) to carry main printing at office and duty cycle up to 150000 pages per month
"To manage the main usage of printing, it has a huge capacity of paper storage. It can carry up to 3150 sheets of paper and can print up to 150,000 pages per month."  

- 45 ppm in B&W
"While our current printer is capable of only six pages per a minute in black and white, it can 
print 45 page in a minute in black and white printing and 35 page in a minute in color printing, so it will be significant time-saving."

- Automatic two sided printing
"It also has an autimatic two sided printing feature, which should be useful to actually print contents of a magagine."

• Networking

- Every printer can be shared by using cables or network
"It means that you can use any of three printer anytime you want. Also, you can set the priority to be determined which person should print first when two or more person use the printer at the same time."

- Make tasks smooth and speedy
"For example, with network sharing, you don't have to collect a paper printed to the remote printer instead of the printer next to your desk. It must make tasks in the office smoother and speedier. "

• Ink

-Need to be periodically replaced with each unique toner or cartridges
"All toner and cartridges are periodically replaced everytime we run out of it. So, I recommend you to always have some extras to replenish them." 

• Paper

- All printer support sizes up to A3 (297 × 420 mm) or A4 (210 × 297 mm)   

"CX7000 and Phaser7760 support the size of paper, A3, which is about 297 × 420 mm and all printers can print up to the size, A4, which is 210 × 297 mm. Depending on the task, you can adjust the paper size which you are gonna use."   

- When dye-sublimation printing, require a special kind of paper

"The dye-sublimation printer need to  be used plain paper containing sublimation dyes which can be permanently transferred by heat.  
So, we must be careful not to put regular paper in this tray."

 


Posted at Fri May 14 07:49:05 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/481857 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/481857 Satoshi Fri May 14 07:49:05 UTC 2010 In Japan, it's seven o'clock in the morning, now.
It rains.Horrible.
I didn't sleep last night and really sleepy.
Because, I wanted to finish my anime diary during I am in Japan.
I will leave from Japan to New Zealand,today at 15 pm.
So, I need to go to the airport soon.
Thanks to you, I can get better results on the IELTS test than I thought and I may be able to go to a better school in NZ.
I really appreciate about it.
In NZ, my school appears to have an Internet, I am going to write an entry about my life in NZ as possible as I can.
Thank you always, for your help.
Take care and talk to you later.


Posted at Thu Dec 10 21:40:33 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308811 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308811 Satoshi Thu Dec 10 21:40:33 UTC 2009
I would not need to explain about it.
The sales of the anime saved Japan in a recession.
The persons who have ever seen the original one are now watching with their kids.
If you still so not see it, please enjoy it once!
It's a masterpiece...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4WLTekqQgU&feature=related



Posted at Thu Dec 10 21:18:22 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308802 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308802 Satoshi Thu Dec 10 21:18:22 UTC 2009
The anime is very popular with people of my generation.
Do you know a yokai?
Yu Yu Hakusho describes battles between humans and yokais.
The yokais is the monster which an old people imagined in old days.
Therefore, it is hard to imagine how they look for us, modern peple.
It means that we would not have much possibilities to see them.
I have never seen them in my whole life and I would never see them in the future.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0W6VbZPyuU&feature=PlayList&p=EA05F6A557AAC844&index=0

Posted at Thu Dec 10 20:56:38 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308794 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308794 Satoshi Thu Dec 10 20:56:38 UTC 2009
In the days samurais exist, a human death was possibly not so rare.
At the time, the death must be closer to people than now.
If a modern man go back in time to the era, he would immediately die because of his ignorance about the era.
We could know what happened from books, but we could not know how to survive in the era.
The only thing we know is the way to do for living nowadays.
I never want to meet a samurai.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM8kKP_nG4o&feature=PlayList&p=6F61FC8D647D4746&index=0

Posted at Thu Dec 10 19:20:53 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308768 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308768 Satoshi Thu Dec 10 19:20:53 UTC 2009
This fucture is kind of horror.
A salesman who is alway laughing at nothing sell a magical goods to a certain someone and end up to have him give himeself hell.
This is like horror Doraemon.
They should fight each other someday.
Either way, Nobita would be likely to get ripped off by the bad one.
There seems to be no moral in the story, but you could find what the promblems in Japan are.
Anyway, if you meet up with him in the street, you would better get away.
Nothing good would happen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uErV0DjtJzo

Posted at Thu Dec 10 18:37:50 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308754 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308754 Satoshi Thu Dec 10 18:37:50 UTC 2009
The story is about a Japanese traditional top called a be-goma.
The beyblade is a product which a company invented as a be-goma for today's children.
Koma is played with a string which twist around the koma.
Koma is becoming so an old game for us that there are too many exciting games.
We didn't play with a koma at school and also even when we play it, we enjoy the antiquity.
Today, we no longer play without a screen.
We might be getting passive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX1_2dcWvSI

Posted at Thu Dec 10 18:32:35 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308753 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308753 Satoshi Thu Dec 10 18:32:35 UTC 2009
Alien Lum-chyan loves Earthman Ataru-kun.
When Ataru has an affair with aother girl, especially Shinobu, Ramu always deliver an electrical shock.
Why are men and women so mad at a love affair?
Is it such a matter?
In my country, one must not have more than a lover.
Generally, a boy or girl who goes out more than two is considered as a playboy or playgirl.
It's not even illigal, but people think that it's not right.
If your honey cheat on you, would you feel sore?
And why?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbGANrEOVgk

Posted at Thu Dec 10 15:49:53 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308646 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308646 Satoshi Thu Dec 10 15:49:53 UTC 2009
Prince of Tennis is a story about a boy who are a tennis genius.
I was not very good at the sport in my PE class at school, though I belonged to a table tennis club.
Usually, watching sports is boring to me.
I can't unserstand why everyone else seems to like to watch it and memorize every name of players or teams, eagerly.
According to a book which I read, the regular movements of the player's body influenced something good to viewers.
I have never feel something like that.
When the others are talikng about sports and seem to be be enjoying it, I always feel lonely alone.
Count me in!
But, I couldn't.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obqlydfb1bI&feature=PlayList&p=9D60F915DA81B9E8&index=0&playnext=1

Posted at Thu Dec 10 05:42:05 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308138 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/308138 Satoshi Thu Dec 10 05:42:05 UTC 2009
The anime is not for boys, but for girls, which is unusual in my entries.
Sailor Moon is a story that girls in sailor-style school uniforms beat bad guys.
The uniform is popular in Japan, especially with guys have a fetish for them.
Although, I didn't mean to say that Japanese guys would like to see the anime.
Originally, the clothes appeared to be military uniform in 19th century.
Today, most of Japanese female students have to wear in their school.
People consider the sailor-style clothes as formal wears.
Over time, what things mean is changing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCLhtAjoYVk&feature=related

Posted at Wed Dec 09 11:39:21 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/307478 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/307478 Satoshi Wed Dec 09 11:39:21 UTC 2009
Rockman is a longtime shooting game in Japan.
He shoot every and each enemies with his right arm's bazooka.
In his dictionary, it doesn't have the word "no more bullet."
He never stop shooting unless you stop pushing a fire button.
The difference between him and Terminator is only appearance in time.
Needless to say, he is much cuter than the governor of California.
Meanwhile, the common point between both two is to be robo-busters.
They are crazy about destructing many robots standing in the way of them.
Someday, the leaders of the world might use only robots without human-beings.
Is it real peace or not?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XJuvyJKQ1E

Posted at Sat Dec 05 08:22:46 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/303721 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/303721 Satoshi Sat Dec 05 08:22:46 UTC 2009
The heroin on the anime has a skill called a photographic memory with which she can remember anything she saw.
The thing, memory skill, is interesting.
It depends on the person.
Though I sometimes forget correct spellings of English words, I estimate myself that I have an average memory.
I have not ever been bothered so much by my own memory.
I have one strange friend.
He is not very smart, but he remember terribly trivial things which everyone is likely to entirely forget.
Often, he suddenly said what I did or said and surprised me.
Even though this was what I myself did, he said more exactly than I could.
He might have the same skill as she has.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_5hndbBqU4&feature=PlayList&p=6BE0FE35BE74FEF2&index=0&playnext=1

Posted at Fri Dec 04 11:33:29 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/303026 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/303026 Satoshi Fri Dec 04 11:33:29 UTC 2009
Pokemon caught on the best around the world.
The word,Pokemon, stands for "Pocket Monster".
Originally, Pocket Monster was a video game on Nintendo's Game Boy.
The contents were simple.
The players collect monsters called as a pocket monster and raise them and fight with them.
At the time, it was still a new idea that the players can choose their fellow in the history of role-playing games.
All players tried hard to collect every Pokemon.
They also frantically assembled the cards of Pokemon which is not on the game but in the real world.
I heard that kids in the UK killed each other with guns or something about the mere card.
It is much more than an amenity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TNvaq9PCLs&feature=fvw

Posted at Thu Dec 03 08:53:00 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/301984 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/301984 Satoshi Thu Dec 03 08:53:00 UTC 2009
The story of the anime is about pirates.
It's a breakthrough idea in history, therefore popular.
The protagonist, Ruffy, aim to become a king of pirates who can get a secret treasure described as "one-piece".
Even if Ruffy and his tough companies kill a lot of people, somehow it can be felt exciting as well as brisk.
In his team, there are a swordsman, a cooker, an archaeologist, a thief, a liar, a skelton who is a musician, an animal who is a doctor and an android who is a boat builder.
In the story, the one-piece mean train of treasures though..
Hey, guys, is it true that the word of "one-piece" mean also a condom?
If Ruffy and them found that one-piece is just a condom, they would be disappointed, definitely.lol
Sorry for the dirty joke.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euZv5arg5no

Posted at Wed Dec 02 10:15:25 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/301089 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/301089 Satoshi Wed Dec 02 10:15:25 UTC 2009
Do you like Ninja?
They are cool, ain't they?
They can act swiftly like a shadow and use Ninja skills called "Ninjutu" in Japanese.
Naruto's Favorite ninjutu is a multiple shadow replication which he can create his many doppelgangers.
Perhaps it could not be so much distant future that one can see his or her doppelgangers, in the form of "ｃlones".
Obviously, it's not a ninjutu or something, but a product of science technology.
With an implantation of DNA, we could make the entirely same person in the world.
When I think that if I was a clone of someone, it makes me feel a little terrible.
Because, it could drepersonalize us.
Mybe, its real feeling would be just like having twin brother or sister.
This is really intrigued.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gwDom7pECU


Posted at Tue Dec 01 04:53:37 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/299869 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/299869 Satoshi Tue Dec 01 04:53:37 UTC 2009
The heroes in the anime is not good people.
They never even defeat evil persons, instead, they are always fleeing cops.
Beacuse, they thenselves are the baddest of bad, thieves.
People sometimes volutarily enjoy something bad.
Do we hunger for the bad things?
Originally, this "bad" mean just being treated bad things in the low.
Do we desire to break a low deep down inside our heart?
Somehow we feel happy when they are succeed in stealing a money or something worthful.
We hope even that they keep on escaping from cops.
Lupin is such a hero.
Even though he is a thief, We cannot help loving him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhr_6BVO3Y

Posted at Thu Nov 26 05:18:47 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/295176 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/295176 Satoshi Thu Nov 26 05:18:47 UTC 2009
Japanese like a gundam.
No one would know about a gundam in Japan.
The other day, a full-size gundam was constructed in Odaiba and all my friends went to look it as a man.
The story is mainly described about a war which between a space colony and the earth.
At the anime's time, people in the earth have many colonies in space and govern them.
However, one of them which desire independence from the earth begin the war.
I'm afraid of a war.
If Japan start a war to independent from America, I ｃould not be in Japan anymore.
I already felt that even my own life is like war.
I could not survive in a war like Amuro.
You can call me a coward.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uyAmjDG7Cc&feature=related

Posted at Wed Nov 25 03:49:28 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/294086 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/294086 Satoshi Wed Nov 25 03:49:28 UTC 2009
The cartoon's theme is an evil spirit, called "Stand".
The characters are haunted by the evil spirits and fighting with each Stand.
A person who do ont have Stand can not see any Stand.
It seem to be a little different with a ghost.
In my opinion, someone who see ghosts or something is just so afraid
that his or her vision deceive himself or herself.
I have not seen a ghost before, though, I have watched a human figure in the dark fora moment when I was riding a bicycle late at night in the rain.
I thought it was just an ocular deception, because I was very sleepy that night.
Do you belive a spectral existence?
If you can do so, you might enjoy the anime more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhz3WJrhSHM

Posted at Tue Nov 24 05:29:00 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/293092 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/293092 Satoshi Tue Nov 24 05:29:00 UTC 2009
"Inu" means a dog in Japanese.
"Yasha" means...I'm not sure...probably, a demon or something!?
A yasha is an old demon in Japan.
Its Japanese sounds make me a little terrible.
The title reminds me a book about which my American friend always talk to me.
It is named "Dogs and Demons"
He said the title derives from a painter's words, it is much easier to draw a demon than a dog, because a demon has no shape.
And I heard form him that the book is written about Japan, especially its criticisms.
For example, the book accuse Japanese of cutting trees in the park, very shortly.It is true that there is no single leaf on the trees.
I don't know why they do so. It's very ugly.
They might be lazy in raking up fallen leaves.
Anyway, "Inuyasha" is a pretty interesting anime.
Enjoy it!　

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0XF5AZllxw&feature=related


Posted at Wed Nov 18 03:05:40 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/286650 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/286650 Satoshi Wed Nov 18 03:05:40 UTC 2009
Lately, I came up with a good way to do a language exchange.
I have wanted to know the right way to express my feeling in English.
So, I considered about it and reached an answer.

I will translate your English message into Japanese message. You can see the most natural Japanese which you exactly want to say.In return, you will tranlate my Japanese reply to you into English one.

I can use both ｓtandard Japanese and Osaka dialect.If you hope, I can use a female speaking. Please mail or comment anything to me! I hope many people will answer me. Let's help each other! Become a penpal with me!



Posted at Tue Nov 17 05:51:58 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/285872 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/285872 Satoshi Tue Nov 17 05:51:58 UTC 2009
Do you know the Japanese traditional table-game "Go"?
You can call it "Go" or "Igo".
So, this anime is very Japanese!
It's true that most young people are not really interested in such a game though, the anime is very popular in Japan.
Why?Because, it's definitely unique!
I have never seen an anime about "Go" like "Hikaru no go" before.
Even if you don't know the Go rules at all, you can enjoy it!
I do not learn about it at all, too.
By the way, what would you do if you woke up one day and suddenly became an igo genius like Hikaru?
In my case, maybe I would never do the same as he did.
It would make my life sad.
It would sound as if it took away my liberty.
I would lose myself.
In that respect, it may be all right that Sai found kids, such as Hikaru. 　

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojluBPBimfs&feature=PlayList&p=8AB44C7B15D6A738&index=0

Posted at Mon Nov 16 05:34:06 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/284981 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/284981 Satoshi Mon Nov 16 05:34:06 UTC 2009
News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to print in newspapers. What factors do you think influence these decisions? Do we become used to bad news? Would it be better if more good news was reported?Discuss.

We can not change news unless we are news editors or become famous persons.We are always passive toward news.The news editors have a privilege to choose information which tell us something.They can make up news and get us to believe wrong truth.In the fact, it is difficult to know about whether news is true or not.

The most influencing thing for them to decide what news is suitable is the amount of sales of their newspaper. In this capitalist society, making newspaper is business, as well as other trade activity.They need to care about circulation figure all of the time.Otherwise, their news paper company could be bankrupted.Therefore, it is definitely necessary for them to know about what people really want to know.

Generally, news tells us relatively more bad news than good news.
The main reason is that people do not voluntarily hear good news which especially happens in someone's life.For example, news telling that someone was killed is more attracted for people than what a celebrity's baby was born.It might be related to human instinct.

If there were more good news, we could be happier than now.However, the things never happen, because even if it is good news for someone, it could be bad news for someone else. To become rich mean to make others poor.We are not same, sadly.

In conclusion, news editor is not responsible about the way to choose news, unless it is not truth.They are just working for their company as we do.Inｓtead, the right responsibilities are on us.We should always confirm ourselves whether we can believe news given us or not.

Posted at Wed Nov 11 07:06:02 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/281031 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/281031 Satoshi Wed Nov 11 07:06:02 UTC 2009
Do you know the anime, "Gintama"?
It makes us kind of weakness.The picture is not as well as the other anime,but the strangest anime you know.
It never be seroius anime.Beacuse even the author never really draw it.　
It's all messed up!
There are full of cheap jokes in it.And they are fed rapidly!
...do you know what I mean?
In Osaka, Japan, we, the Kansai-jin, watch manzai on TV.
Manzai is normally acted by two people which are a funny man and straight man.The funny man say somethig funny and the straight man
feed him.
I think that the faster feeding, the more funny,which is just performed in "Gintama".
You don't have to think about it, seriously.Just relax and enjoy it!
There are many many strange anime in Japan.This is just one of them.
I sometimes wonder that the reason why the characters dress in Samurai-clothes is to atrract foreigners.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nGP7hkAR3E&feature=channel_page

Posted at Tue Nov 10 02:41:27 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/279939 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/279939 Satoshi Tue Nov 10 02:41:27 UTC 2009
Today, the high sales of bpopular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising and not the real needsb of the society in which they are sold.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays, advertisement is on anything.For example, that is on a can-juice you drunk this morning, in the train which you commute, on the building in that you work and even on the Internet Website.The day that we do not see them could not happen.We live around them and we are alway infuenced by them.How much they affct us can be known in a sales of a product.When a company seccess to advertise, it could offer a plenty of money to its interest.

The human society need a various type of things.The thing one really want could not worth for another.We can not know what they are, yet we are only able to guess about it.If people really buy things they do not need, they must regret after the payment.They must think "why
did they buy such a thing?"It means the advertisement cheated people.Man who was decieved never be dumbed.Then, they would complain the company, no one would buy the products, and finally it could be bankrupted.

However, it is also true that some advertisement make them purchase what they do not need at all.In this case, the customers would never continue to buy the things of the company, if they are not fools.Otherwise, they could spend a waste of money.

Normally, people do not buy unnecessary things.When advertisement are definitely elaborated, it could get us buy the things easily.So, we have to take care about why we buy it, when we do shopping.

Posted at Thu Nov 05 04:20:00 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/276022 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/276022 Satoshi Thu Nov 05 04:20:00 UTC 2009
Describe a game or sport you enjoy playing.

"I love to play shyougi."
"Shyougi is a typical Japanese board game like Western chess."
"This game has been played since old times."
"We use a wooden board and some wooden pieces to play it."
"I used to play it with my grand father."
"Actually, contemporaly young people do not like to play it."
"Because, today, they can play more advanced game."
"Why I play it is that it has a lot of fun which Ican not feel when I play any games."
"We need some intelligence to play it."
"So, we must use our brain."
"That's why I like it."
"When I was in school, I play shougi in my class room with my classmates."
"To tell you the truth, I'm not so good at it,but Ilove it."
"At one time, my class's teacher forbade it because I am too enthusiastic about it."
"Me and my classmates were so sad."
"But afterall, we continued to play it secretly without terchers' eye."
"Of late, I don't play it very much, compared to when I was a kid."
"But I stiil love it."
"If I have a chance,I will be gard to teach it to foregners, as one of Japanese cultures."



Posted at Mon Nov 02 06:24:39 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/273408 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/273408 Satoshi Mon Nov 02 06:24:39 UTC 2009
Some people believe that visitors to other countries should follow local customs and behaviour.Other disagree and think that the host country should welcome cultural differences.

Discuss both these views and give your opinions.

At the present day, we can visit each other's country by developmnt of air industry.Each country's coulture is different individually since we live in diffrent places on the earth.When we travel other countries, we cannot avoid to think about differences with our country.Some people might welcome you though, some might show you unwelcome attutude unless you follow the country's custom and behaviour.If you like the country and people, it is not very difficult to change your attitude toward them.

However, the host coutry's people often expect you as a foreigner to show your country own specific culture.Sometimes, people get bored by their countriy's ordinary customs.Then, they could not enjoy, if you are too similar with them.Because, a foreigner who can behave like us is same as our country's people.We can say that it is important to behave as you in your country when you are expected.We can not delete our nationalities through our lives.

It is fact that there are some conservative people who strongly proud of their country.When we face them in their country, we better follow their custom and behaviour.Otherwise, they might feel as if they are insulted by you.The people like them tend to have some prejudice against foreigners.They easily misunderstood us as forigners.It could be smarter way to behave like them.

In conclusion, visitors should take care their conduct in other countries.When they hope your countriy's something, you should be glad to show them.On the other hand, you should know their culture and need to be able to behave as a persoon in their society in case you are not welcomed to their country.

Posted at Mon Nov 02 01:31:25 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/273188 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/273188 Satoshi Mon Nov 02 01:31:25 UTC 2009
Describe the way of getting the news.

"I read the newspaper every day."
"That is not Japanese newspaper but English."
"It is a good daily practice for me so that I study Englsih hard at the moment"
"The nespaper I read is called 'The Japan Times'."
"It is not written about only national affairs but also international things."
"I read it during the break on my work."
"The break is just 40 minutes."
"So,I can not see all of it."
"Usually,I try to finish the front page of it."
"Sometimes,I can not achieve though."
"I do not watch TV because I do not like it very much."
"For me,reading newspaper is the only thing which I can know about news."
"I think that getting news is necessary even for Chinese who are the most in the world."
"If they do not get news,they can not know what happens in their environment."
"However,we should be careful about if news is truth or not."


Posted at Wed Oct 28 07:28:15 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/269789 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/269789 Satoshi Wed Oct 28 07:28:15 UTC 2009
I can not find a complete one on Youtube so that the anime is still new.The anime just start from this month.
The author got his fame on his last book named "Rave".I liked the character in it, called "Plu-".Although I don't remember what it was, I want to keep it as pets, if I can.
I have not read "Fairy Tail".As I remember, the title mean a group main characters work.
If I have time, I will not see it, since I do not like the picture very much.
The only reason why I choose it is that there is no Japanese anime has initial "F" except it as long as I know.Do you know something like that?
I reminded that the opening song is sung with different lyrics from the subtitle.Maybe it is related to copyright or something.
It's troublesome...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta-19fhiJ4w

Posted at Mon Oct 26 07:48:27 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/267970 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/267970 Satoshi Mon Oct 26 07:48:27 UTC 2009
People attend college or university for many defferent reasons.
Why do you think people attend college or university?

Most students in my country go to college after graduating from high school.Since a child,people continuously study to success a university entrance exam and entry better one.Although it depends on the country,as far as Japan goes, there are some reaasons why we attend college.

First, it is that having university degree could possibly be easier to find a job.In general, companies are tend to hire university graduates.Since oldtimes,person with a university diploma has been thinking efficient.However, nowadays, that seems to be changing a little.They become to put weight on employee's qualifications and abilities.

There can be someone who attend university to study something for just its intellectual curiosities.Knowledges that we got there could enrich our lives.It must be a good place to learn something yet,sometimes we have no choice but to study what we are unwilling due to its diploma.

Japanese people tend to follow what everyone does.Acting something different from others is uneasy.The way of thinking such as "Everyone goes university,so I too go," is very natural for us.More than half of university students in Japan would have the same reason.

Actually,I droped out of college for some reasons.University is not just a learning environment for me.There,we have to experience a lot of things and get over them.If what I can write on my resume is only important thing of attending college,it is too counterproductive place.Our time is limited.
I reconsider about it to enjoy my life.


Posted at Fri Oct 16 07:07:34 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/260089 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/260089 Satoshi Fri Oct 16 07:07:34 UTC 2009
Evangelion is the anime overwhelmingly supported by some specific people.They call it "Eva" and passionately collect what are called "Eva goods" such as figures,posters,video games and costumes or something like that.

When I found the English word "evangel",I was so surprised.The title "Evangelion" was related to religion.I still don't know where is it in the movie.Maybe someone knows.

Why I don't see the anime is that it is a frequent humanoid robot anime like Gundam.Japanese like to steal others' ideas.I hate that.

By the way,the anime's opening song is often singed by Japanese in Karaoke."Syounen yo Shinwa ni nare" mean "Boys,be myth".It's cool,but I don't understand its meanings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjijZro-OjE

Posted at Thu Oct 15 05:42:26 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/259236 http://www.lang-8.com/67921/journals/259236 Satoshi Thu Oct 15 05:42:26 UTC 2009