Crime in Minamiashigarashi

May 10, 2018 at 3:23 pm (Crime, Uncategorized)
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Crime in Minamiashigarashi, Iizawa

Minamiashigara is a very safe town overall.  But here and there, there are house break ins and some strange crimes.

At our guest house in Tsukahara (when it was my wife`s store and English school) our flowers were dug up and taken!  These were 100 Yen flowers!

About 20 years ago, someone syphoned the gas from my gas tank in Odawara near Isaida Station.

And unfortunately, recently, this same crime has occurred.  Someone pried open the door to my gas tank, and stole some gas.  My car was parked in Iizawa near my guest house. They have broken the door to the gas tank.  So I will need to pay to get that fixed.  Disappointing as I just spent well over $1,000 on shaken (the official safety checks for cars in Japan).

I`ve seen the police patrolling pay parking lots recently.  Perhaps there has been a spike in this kind of crime due to the rise in the cost of gasoline the last while.

 

 

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Minamiashigarashi

April 18, 2018 at 6:44 am (Uncategorized)

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Alienation of Children from 1 Parent

March 17, 2018 at 3:21 pm (Crime, News)
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The alienation of children from one parent is a huge problem in Japan. In spite of Japan signing the Geneva Convention on child abduction, Japanese and non-Japanese parents often do not get to even see their children if the other parent essentially kidnaps them.

Here is a 60 minutes documentary on the issue which seems to be a worldwide problem, but is particularly widespread in Japan.

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JIGG Kanagawa plays games in Minamiashigarashi

January 15, 2018 at 7:31 am (Hobbies and Sports)
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JIGG Kanagawa Boardgames Club

Do you like to play boardgames? Do you live in or can you come to Kanagawa?

Get in on the game!

We play boardgames of all kinds. New members always welcome! Membership is free!

Pictured: Asahi Beer Factory Pictured: Downtown Minamiashigarashi

We speak Japanese and English! Come if you love to play board games, wargames, role playing games or strategy games. Traditional games like chess are also played.

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文法とは何か？

November 19, 2017 at 4:47 am (Education)
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文法とは何か？ 文法とは、言葉に関する簡単なルールと機能のことです。 また、構文や音声学、形態、意味論なども文法の類です。 英語講師は、模範的な文法を強調する傾向があります。それは評判の高い教材による、話法の基準です。 講師は、ある人の文法が正しいか正しくないのかを判断するためにこれらの教材を使っているのです。 しかし、言語学者は別の視点から見ています。

言語学者はこれに対して、文法のカテゴリーにある記述的な文法を重要だと感じています。 記述的な文法こそ、実際に言葉を話すための文法なのです。 どう話されているのかというと、もちろん国から国、地域から地域で変化をします。 言語学者は特定の地域の基準を調べ、それが世界の特定の地域への記述的文法だとしたのです。 それゆえに、一部の英語は記述的文法という話になれば理論的には正しいかもしれませんが、 模範的な文法と判断されるのは不正確なのです。

頭が混乱してしまいましたか？　大丈夫です、あなたは一人ではないのですから。

模範的な文法は言葉を教えるために使われています。スタンダードな言葉の説明を維持するためです。 これは、たとえばあなたが外国人で、東北弁を東北地方で勉強する状況を避ければ、役に立つものです。 東北弁だと、あなたの言葉を理解してくれる人を探すのは大変でしょう。。 繰り返しますが、スコットランドのある特定の地域であなたが唯一理解をしているような状況を避けるために 役に立つものです。

講師たちはスタンダードなの英語を教えているので、世界の多くの人たちはあなたと話せるでしょうし、あなたを理解してくれるでしょう。 私たちも、ケビンズイングリッシュスクールでスタンダードな英語を教えています。

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Cleaning Staff Required 

October 8, 2017 at 5:38 am (Uncategorized)

Cleaning Staff required 掃除スタッフKevin Guest House/English School – 神奈川県 小田原市時給 1,000円/hour
雇用形態:アルバイト･パート

この求人にスマホで応募

Guest House/English School in Minamiashigarashi requires cleaning staff for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Shifts: 10am-12noon or 11am-13:00. Iizawa and Tsukahara. Pay ¥1000/hour plus one free English lesson/week. No experience necessary we can train you. Good work for housewife or retired person.

Contact Kevin Burns, Kevin’s English Schools

Email: kevinsenglishschools@hotmail.com
南足柄にあるゲストハウス(民泊)、英会話スクールのお掃除スタッフ募集週に1,2回、南足柄にある民泊でゲストルーム、シャワー、キッチンなどのお掃除スタッフ特に木、金、土、働ける方歓迎10:00~13:00 までの間で2時間くらい(要相談) 主婦歓迎自給 ¥1000 (交通費はなし)とくにスキルは必要ありません。普段家で家事を行っている方。簡単な英語の読み書きができると助かります。

オーナーのケビンによる英会話レッスンも無料でうけることができます。(時間指定)

日本語でOKです。
Kevin Burns
雇用形態: アルバイト…パート
給与: 1,000円 /時給
地元の候補者のみ:
神奈川県 小田原市

必須経験:
とくになし: 1 年

必須学歴:
高校卒業または同等

必須言語:
簡単な英語の読み書きCleaning Staff Required

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Cleaning Staff Required

September 19, 2017 at 4:14 am (Employment, Uncategorized)
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Cleaning Staff required 掃除スタッフKevin Guest House/English School – 神奈川県 小田原市

時給 1,000円

雇用形態:アルバイト･パート

この求人にスマホで応募

Guest House/English School in Minamiashigarashi requires cleaning staff for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Shifts: 10am-12noon or 11am-13:00. Iizawa and Tsukahara. Pay ¥1200/hour plus one free English lesson/week. No experience necessary we can train you. Good work for housewife or retired person.

Contact Kevin Burns, Kevin’s English Schools

Email:

kevinsenglishschools@hotmail.com
南足柄にあるゲストハウス(民泊)、英会話スクールのお掃除スタッフ募集週に1,2回、南足柄にある民泊でゲストルーム、シャワー、キッチンなどのお掃除スタッフ特に木、金、土、働ける方歓迎10:00~13:00 までの間で2時間くらい(要相談) 主婦歓迎自給 1200円 (交通費はなし)とくにスキルは必要ありません。普段家で家事を行っている方。簡単な英語の読み書きができると助かります。

オーナーのケビンによる英会話レッスンも無料でうけることができます。(時間指定)

日本語でOKです。
Kevin Burns
雇用形態: アルバイト…パート
給与: 1,200円 /時給
地元の候補者のみ:
神奈川県 小田原市

必須経験:
とくになし: 1 年

必須学歴:
高校卒業または同等

必須言語:
簡単な英語の読み書きClean

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The Daiyuzan train schedule

June 18, 2017 at 5:35 am (Uncategorized)

Between Minamiashigarashi and Odawara

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Racism in Japan?

June 10, 2017 at 11:37 pm (Racism)

Racism in Japan?
A friend Robert, asked what prejudice have I faced Japan? I’ve been denied apartments in Atsugi. I’ve heard slurs that foreigners smell, all over Japan, I’ve heard slurs that foreigners have AIDS, (that happened at an izakaya in Odawara), but to be honest as a Caucasian in Japan, most Japanese respect us I feel.
I think the browner your skin, the more prejudice and intolerance you will experience here unfortunately. One of my Japanese tennis friends asked me if there were many African Canadians (“Kokochan” he termed them) in Vancouver? I replied,”no.” He stated, “good!” Baye McNeil has written extensively on this subject and if interested, I encourage you to read his books and blog.
The fact that very few foreign workers in Japan have tenure in itself reeks of racism in my opinion. I read somewhere that in one American university alone, there are more tenured foreign teachers than there are in ALL Japanese universities. Just being called a “gaijin” after living here longer than most of my students in itself is insulting and is racist. Japan is my home. I am not an outside person.

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Hakone Yuryo Hot Spring

February 22, 2017 at 12:52 am (Uncategorized)

Hakone Yuryo Hot Spring near Hakone Yumoto Station

Here is the one we recommend near Hakone Yumoto Station: Hakone Yuryo – A hot spring resort that’s easily accessible from Tokyo as a day trip.

Hakone Yuryo

Also Recommended:

Only Yu Hot Spring in Minamiashigarashi.

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