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18 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Emeraldtiger
Hello everyone! Today I would like to tell you a story about Tea, and more specifically, water for tea. Whether you are a seasoned Gong Fu artist preparing tea with the strictest discipline or throwing a teabag in a mug as a mere morning muscle memo...
10 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Emeraldtiger
This post was originally published on Hive on my account @emeraldtiger Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that was popularized by the Japanese poet Bashō (1644-1694). When transposed to English, Haiku is often composed with the following rules in mi...
8 Nov 2022 3 minute read 1 comment Emeraldtiger
Cherry blossom in a park near Tokyo This post was first published on Hive blockchain at: https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@emeraldtiger/self-introduction-to-hive-and Hello everyone! I am David, I have a blog on Hive blockchain (@emeraldtiger) but this...
21 Oct 2022 2 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara
I've been keeping an eye on the Yen as of late. Just a few weeks ago, the Japanese Central Bank sold U.S. treasuries to buoy up the Yen as it slid to a 20 year low against the dollar. It was later revealed that about $25 billion in treasuries were so...
15 Oct 2022 1 minute read 0 comments mifune0x
日本経済新聞2022年10月15日(土)朝刊“仮想通貨送金、監視強化へ” Japan strengthens its monitoring system on cryptocurrency exchanges. In an article published on Saturday 15 October 2022, on the morning edition of the Nikkei Shinbun, the news is about c...
19 Aug 2022 1 minute read 2 comments AverageVancouverite
With tax revenue from alcohol shrinking from 5% of its total revenue in 1980 to about 1.7% in 2020, Japan's National Tax Agency has launched a national campaign to reverse the trend and boost the industry. In the latest campaign known as "Sake Viva!"...
7 Aug 2022 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
This month, the editor that I am working with requested that I write an article titled "20 Reasons Why Japan Is Awesome". To keep up my writing routine on Publish0x, I figured that I would create a quiz on Japan as I pen my article. Hope you enjoy at...
30 Jul 2022 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
Esoteric Fact About Japan #1 The / tourists / ride / on / trishaws / to / go / sightseeing. Today’s lesson was decidedly low-tech. Basically, I gave each student one or two words. They were required to work with their group members to arrange themsel...
25 Jul 2022 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite
At 20:05 local time, the Sakurajima Volcano on Kagoshima prefecture of Japan erupted, sending cinders, ashes, and rocks up to 2.5 kilometers (about 1.5 miles) from the crater. Following the eruption, the Japan Meteorological Agency raised the eruptio...
9 Jul 2022 1 minute read 2 comments AverageVancouverite
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot from behind and killed in the city of Nara while giving a speech for Kei Sato, member of the Japanese Upper House (House of Councillors) running for re-election in Nara. The attacker opened fire at 1...
