Strange objects: 11/23/08

Saturday, November 29, 2008

The GP finals participant

”Kim Yu-na of South Korea, Joannie Rochette of Canada and Carolina Kostner of Italy had already secured places in the GP finals, which will be held in South Korea in December. They will be joined by Japanese skaters Asada, Nakano and Miki Ando. ”

ESPN

Mao Asada　said"First of all, eating Korean food enjoys fighting by the enjoyment . I can want to do better acting more than today (the 29th). "

The 2008/2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating with the NHK Trophy in Tokyo　Ladies free

Japanese power monopolized the commendation stand.
Mao Asada are 1st,Akiko Suzuki who revived after an interval of six years came in 2nd place ,and Yukari Nakano are 3rd place

Akiko Suzuki

1 Mao ASADA JPN
2 Akiko SUZUKI JPN
3 Yukari NAKANO JPN
4 Laura LEPISTO FIN
5 Ashley WAGNER USA
6 Katrina HACKER USA

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Friday, November 28, 2008

2008ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - NHK Trophy, Preview

The 2008/2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating continues with the NHK Trophy in Tokyo, Japan from November 27 to 30. The NHK Trophy is the sixth and last event in the series and provides the last opportunity for skaters to qualify for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in December in Goyang City, Korea. The skaters compete for a global prize money of US $ 180, 000 per individual event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating and receive points according to their placements. This is the 30th anniversary of NHK Trophy.World Champion Mao Asada (JPN) headlines the Ladies field in Tokyo. Asada, who finished second at the Trophee Bompard, is aiming at the title here in Japan. Competition should come from Yukari Nakano (JPN), a silver medalist at Skate America. Asada and Nakano as well as Laura Lepistö (FIN), who took the bronze at the Cup of China, are hoping to qualify for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. Other contenders include 2008 World Junior bronze medalist Mirai Nagasu (USA), Cynthia Phaneuf (CAN), Akiko Suzuki (JPN) and Ashley Wagner (USA).

ISU

Result of sp
1Mao Asada (JPN)
2Laura Lepistö (FIN)
3Ashley Wagner (USA)
4Akiko Suzuki (JPN)
5Yukari Nakano (JPN)

shame of japan

”He has ridiculed doctors, mocked the mentally ill and made
light of wartime atrocities, but this time Taro Aso may have
taken things too far: the Prime Minister of the world’s
fastest-ageing nation has condemned Japan’s elderly as a
bunch of “hobbling malingerers”.
Having shattered a sacred taboo, the nationalist Mr Aso, who
is 68, added: “I pay my taxes, so why should I pay money
for people who laze around eating and drinking and never do
anything?” ”

TIMES ONLINE

Japanese people said

“We pay our taxes, so why should we pay money
for the Prime Minister　who laze around eating and drinking and never do
anything?”

Thursday, November 27, 2008

I am very uneasy・・・

"Aso（麻生） sounds like asshole.Did you know the current Japanese prime minister (pictured below), his name is Aso. This sounds like "asshole" very much."

"He likes a joke, so he could've started his speech like "Hi. My name is Taro Aso. It sounds like asshole, but I am a very pleasant person." I do not guarantee what's happening though."

Expressions From Australia

I am very uneasy in him with asshole when introducing himｓelf.
私は彼が自己紹介の時、自分はアスホールだといわないかとても不安です。