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Japan News (4/7)
Apr. 7th, 2011 05:38 pm4/6
There's some talk about the times it is taking to repair things. Apparently having one road which was badly broken repaired and handling traffic again in six days got some notice in the foreign press.
( duct tape and cardboard? )
Incidentally, our local cherry blossoms are coming out. Everyone is trying to guess when the peak will be, and setting up hanami (flower viewing) groups. Here's a Japanese phrase to learn, "Hana yori dango" which really means sweets before flowers (dango being a popular sweet, hana being flowers, and which do you prefer, flowers or sweets?). It's frequently mentioned at this season, as the crowds sometimes seem more intent on eating and drinking than looking at the flowers. But of course, the cherry blossoms don't really notice...
There's some talk about the times it is taking to repair things. Apparently having one road which was badly broken repaired and handling traffic again in six days got some notice in the foreign press.
( duct tape and cardboard? )
Incidentally, our local cherry blossoms are coming out. Everyone is trying to guess when the peak will be, and setting up hanami (flower viewing) groups. Here's a Japanese phrase to learn, "Hana yori dango" which really means sweets before flowers (dango being a popular sweet, hana being flowers, and which do you prefer, flowers or sweets?). It's frequently mentioned at this season, as the crowds sometimes seem more intent on eating and drinking than looking at the flowers. But of course, the cherry blossoms don't really notice...
