Daito Bunka Social Media 2024

     Let's talk about games! I have been playing games all my life, ever since I got a home version of Pac-Man for Christmas all the way back in 1982!! I don't play games very often, and honestly I only play old-style games. Ones that are short and simple to learn. I don't have infinite time (like you) to play games all weekend! Plus I like what I grew up with, so I often just replay those games over and over. I was VERY excited when I recently learned that one of my favorite game series, Final Fantasy, was having its older games remade and updated for the the 2020s, while still keeping that old-time feel.  The games are called Pixel Remasters, and are meant to look like the old 2D style of games, while having modern features, such as cloud saves, multiple soundtracks, language options, simple menus, and touch controls. The games came out for iOS, Android and Steam PCs (windows only) On July 29th 2021! I am excited! I feel like a kid again!!!! Here is a trailer to sh...

 The assignment for October 29th is very long, because it is like a test. Please finish the assignment online by October 29th at 5:30 p.m. Earlier is ok!      You do not have to come to class on October 29!   10月29日の課題はテストのようなものなのでとても長いです。 10 月 29 日の午後 5 時 30 分までにオンラインで課題を完了してください。 早めでも大丈夫ですよ！   Halloween is next week! Yay! So lets learn about Halloween! Please research events in Japan happening between now and Oct 31. Please look for things that are announced on social media. For example, twitter, facebook, instagram, etc. YouTube videos about Halloween are NOT OK this time.  After you find some event, write your opinion in 50 words or more. Is it fun? Would you attend? Or is Halloween not interesting to you?

   Please watch this video about funny and unusual apartment names used in Japan. Do you live in a place with a strange name? Please write your thought about this video, as well as general strange use of fake English in Japan in 50 words or more.

     Getting sick!   Yes, it is that time of year! People start getting cold and flu! Please search online in English for sites and blogs that give helpful advice and tips for how to keep healthy in the fall and wintertime (no videos)     Than write in 50 words or more your opinion about the links you found. Please include website links. Please do not talk about corona, just general health. My example: Oh no! cold and flu season is almost here! But do not worry, I have some secrets that can help you. I am going to eat lots of vegetables, because they fight off illness. I will also get lots of  Vitamin D, from being out in the sunshine, and from pills, this helps keep you awake and your mind clear. I will also wash my hands a lot to kill germs and avoid spreading them. How did I learn all this? From a great site online! There are many more secrets I found there and you can read them  right  here!

 Prices keep going up! The economy is really going crazy. I don't want to say its "bad" but things are more expensive than before! The news was that on October 1st 3,000+ items increased in price!  Its not like this is the first time! Prices have increased constatly since 2021!  Prices do change all the time, but its so slow we do not usully notice it. This change is actually very shocking. The post office is raising rates for the first time since 1994! That is 30 years without a change! When I came to Japan 20 years ago, people told me one great thing about Japan is that there was no inflation. If you look at movies and TV shows from the 1980s, the prices of things  are    were the same as they were are today in 2013. I think the trouble started 10 years ago, when the sales tax increased from 5% to 8%. You might be too young to remember but the prices of many things were "one coin." Small things like snacks were 100 yen, larger things like bentos w...