I want to read more books, but I don't have enough time. What should I do? This is my honest confession about my English reading ability. I read Engli ...

Rain is water falling in drops from the clouds. The rain is divided by its diameter. Water droplets with a diameter of 0.1mm to less than 0.5mm are ca ...

Skin color is related to one's living latitude. People living near the equator tend to have darker skin, while those living in higher latitudes tend t ...

The shopping place One way to enjoy your holiday is to visit a shopping centre. I would now like to introduce you to the Sendai-Izumi Premium Outlet.

A suitcase is a case for carrying suits. A briefcase is a flat case for carrying papers or books, not for carrying short, snug underpants(=briefs). Br ...

In 2020, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry decided to charge for plastic bags, with the aim of providing an opportunity for people to consid ...

I read two articles about gossip before I wrote this essay. The first, titled Gossip in Social Situations, claims that gossip can have a positive effe ...

I read two articles about gossips before I wrote this essay. The first, titled Gossip in Social Situations, claims that gossip can have a positive eff ...

Three ways to improve wellbeing and how to incorporate them into the daily working practices of our team. Thank you for allowing me to write this arti ...

What can I do for the future? This question is based on the assumption that I can do something good for the future. What is the future? Whose future?

August 8th is “Hug Day” There are two different Hugging Day celebrations. In the United States, National Hugging Day is observed on January 21st, and

In Shakespeare's day, all drama roles, including those of female characters, were played by male actors. That means boys played female roles. This phe ...

What I can‘t understand, if I hadn’t looked up the original one. When I was watching a TV program, it said that the song “Imjin River” had stopped rel ...

Today‘s Diary Yesterday at midday, the arcade was so crowded for the Tanabata decoration that I went there in the early morning today. After watching

Hibiscus coccineus / Texas star hibiscus / モミジアオイ （紅葉葵） When I walked around my house, some Texas star hibiscus was blooming in a neighbor’s yard. As

What I saw yesterday. Though I usually don’t go out in the evening, I happen to take a walk around the city. Just as I was leaving a restaurant, I saw ...

今昔物語　第５章第２話　 The tale of the origin of Simhara（simha-lion）, Sri Lanka. A king went into the mountains for deer hunting and was robbed of his daughter

The origin of the Kanji letters"珈琲". When I write about coffee, I unconsciously translate it as “珈琲“ in Kanji. However, I know it is generally transla ...

Is it true that we can understand each other after we talk？ When I had an explanation of “Teppou-buro”, a bath with a metal pipe, at the Konnoke-juuta ...

I rode on a train to Ishinomaki to visit the Tohoku Museum yesterday. Soon after leaving the Sendai station, I had a glance there is an information bo ...