Daito Bunka Social Media 2024

  *** Notice! Because you are all very hard working students, and the weather is getting dark and cold, the last 5 classes, November 26-January 7  can be done at home online. You do not have to come to class! I will post the assignment on Monday, and you can finish it anytime before Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. If it is finished by then, you will be counted as present and get full points for the completed work. Any questions? email me or ask me now!***    This is it! THE END! For a final test, please watch these three videos in English and comment on them. For a full score of 20 points you must write 200 words or more in total. (67 words or each video, average) Thank you for a good class and enjoy your holiday!     D  

  *** Notice! Because you are all very hard working students, and the weather is getting dark and cold, the last 5 classes, November 26-January 7  can be done at home online. You do not have to come to class! I will post the assignment on Monday, and you can finish it anytime before Tuesday at 10:40 a.m. If it is finished by then, you will be counted as present and get full points for the completed work. Any questions? email me or ask me now!***     Every year, in American culture, we make a wish on January first, new years day. The wish is actually called a resolution, and we try very hard to change ourselves in a good way. For example, people will go on diets, stop smoking, or quit some other bad habit, and start new ones. What will your new years resolution be? Please write about it in 50 words or more about how you will improve yourself in 2025!

  *** Notice! Because you are all very hard working students, and the weather is getting dark and cold, the last 5 classes, November 26-January 7 can be done at home online. You do not have to come to class! I will post the assignment on Monday, and you can finish it anytime before Tuesday at 10:40 a.m. If it is finished by then, you will be counted as present and get full points for the completed work. Any questions? email me or ask me now!***     Christmas is almost here! Only 5 days to go! Please write about your plans for Chirstmas, New Year, and the break from school. Please write your plans in 100 words or more, and have fun.   Thank you and good luck!

  *** Notice! Because you are all very hard working students, and the weather is getting dark and cold, the last 5 classes, November 26-January 7  can be done at home online. You do not have to come to class! I will post the assignment on Monday, and you can finish it anytime before Tuesday at 10:40 a.m. If it is finished by then, you will be counted as present and get full points for the completed work. Any questions? email me or ask me now!***     For nearly six months we have been reading and commenting on various things. Most of these were decided by me, but now it is your turn! What is something newsworthy to you? Tell us about some event that has happened between September 1 and December 3, 2024. Please share a link of this news and give an explanation of what the news is all about in 100 words or more.

 *** Notice! Because you are all very hard working students, and the weather is getting dark and cold, the last 5 classes, November 26-January 7 can be done at home online. You do not have to come to class! I will post the assignment on Monday, and you can finish it anytime before Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. If it is finished by then, you will be counted as present and get full points for the completed work. Any questions? email me or ask me now!***       Friday, November 29th is written in all number as 11/29. in Japanese you can call itいい肉の日. I have always found in fascinating that Japanese can bend word in such a way. English has nothing like this so I find it very unusual, but very cool. What are your favorite numbered and named days on the calendar? Please choose one and explain what it stands for in Japanese and what it means in English.

  *** Notice! Because you are all very hard working students, and the weather is getting dark and cold, the last 5 classes, November 26-January 7  can be done at home online. You do not have to come to class! I will post the assignment on Wednesday, and you can finish it anytime before Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. If it is finished by then, you will be counted as present and get full points for the completed work. Any questions? email me or ask me now!***    Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. This year it was November 28, in America. It is a day that is said to start the Christmas shopping season. It is NOT a holiday, but a day that many stores have very good sales and bargains. Sometimes crowds of people come and can fight over TVs or clothes. These days with online shopping, Black Friday has expanded to the complete end of November and beginning of December! It seems like in Japan, Black Friday is about 2 weeks long!  Please write your opinions on  Black...

  *** Notice! Because you are all very hard working students, and the weather is getting dark and cold, the last 5 classes, November 26-January 7 can be done at home online. You do not have to come to class! I will post the assignment on Monday, and you can finish it anytime before Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. If it is finished by then, you will be counted as present and get full points for the completed work. Any questions? email me or ask me now!***     The most popular websites, like Twitter, YouTube and Facebook have hundreds of million of users. You probably use at least one of these or maybe all three! But they are not the only websites out there. Actually, there are many alternative sites that give a similar experience. Some people refuse to use YouTube, Twitter and Facebook because of security, disagreements, or they have no interest in using them. One site I enjoy that is like YouTube, but different is Odysee. Check out Odysee! There are lots of videos there that Yo...

  November is my favorite time of year in Japan. It is no longer very hot, and it is also not yet cold. The days are still sunny but the leaves are changing! I love to go around and look at trees and take pictures. Take a look at this video for some nice views! Where is your favorite viewing spots in Japan? Leave a link or a video!

     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...

 Sunday September 22nd  was  the first day of Fall! The Autumnal Equinox took place at 9:43 p.m.! Please research IN ENGLISH some scientific fact about fall. For example: the time of the sunset, or the position of Earth in space, the amount of sunlight etc. Then search for a fun fall time activity IN ENGLISH. For example: seeing color leaves, pumpkin carving, etc.   Post your information and write in 50 words or more, what you have found Thanks!! My Example: Today I learned about Autumnal Equinox. It is one of 2 days every year that the Earth is completely straight and balanced in space. On this day, as well as the first day of Spring, called the Vernal Equinox, Everywhere on Earth has the same amount of sunlight! I learned about it here  on this site! This fall I will go see Autumn leaves at Mt. Takao and eat sweet potatoes when I can. If you want to know more about where you can go, visit  this site here!

    Welcome back everybody! I hope you had a good holiday! For today's assignment, please talk about your summer holiday, what you did and what you wish you could have done. Did you have a nice time? As well, don't forget to mention your plans for the rest of the year now that school is in session. 75 words or more, please!

  Because it is very hot, I will allow you to stay home and do the assignment for the rest of July. The post will appear online, on Monday (our class is Tuesday) please have it finished by 18:15 on Tuesday morning of each week.    You must return to class in person in September. New people might join the class too. If you want to invite a friend, that would be nice! この授業の後、とても暑いので、7 月の残りの期間は家にいて課題に取り組むことを許可します。投稿は月曜日にオンラインで公開されます (授業は火曜日です)。毎週火曜日の朝 18:15 までに終わらせてください。 9 月には直接授業に戻ってください。新しい人もクラスに参加するかもしれません。友達を招待したいなら、それはいいことです! Please watch this interesting video and write about it in 200 words or more. Have a wonderful summer.

 Because it is very hot, I will allow you to stay home and do the assignment for the rest of July. The post will appear online, on Monday (our class is Tuesday) please have it finished by 18:15 on Tuesday morning of each week.    You must return to class in person in September. New people might join the class too. If you want to invite a friend, that would be nice! この授業の後、とても暑いので、7 月の残りの期間は家にいて課題に取り組むことを許可します。投稿は月曜日にオンラインで公開されます (授業は火曜日です)。毎週火曜日の朝 18:15 までに終わらせてください。 9 月には直接授業に戻ってください。新しい人もクラスに参加するかもしれません。友達を招待したいなら、それはいいことです! For nearly four months we have been reading and commenting on various things. Most of these were decided by me, but now it is your turn! What is something newsworthy to you? Tell us about some event that has happened between April 1 and July 18, 2023. Please share a link of this news and give an explanation of what the news is all about in 100 words or more.

Because it is very hot, I will allow you to stay home and do the assignment for the rest of July. The post will appear online, on Monday (our class is Tuesday) please have it finished by 18:15 on Tuesday morning of each week.    You must return to class in person in September. New people might join the class too. If you want to invite a friend, that would be nice! この授業の後、とても暑いので、7 月の残りの期間は家にいて課題に取り組むことを許可します。投稿は月曜日にオンラインで公開されます (授業は火曜日です)。毎週火曜日の朝 18:15 までに終わらせてください。 9 月には直接授業に戻ってください。新しい人もクラスに参加するかもしれません。友達を招待したいなら、それはいいことです!   Today let's talk about comics that we like. it could be from an individual book, the newspaper or from online. Explain what the comic is, what it is about and why you like it. Include a sample of at least 1 work from the comic and explain.   The comic MUST be in English, but if it is a translated Japanese work, that is ok!  My example: My favorite comic of all time is called "Calvin and Hobbes." It was printed from 1985-1995. It is no lon...

 Sunday,  July 7th is Tanabata! It is a wonderful festival in Japan in the summer time. Please watch this short video about Tanabata and write about what you learned. then, write some more about your opinions of the festival and if you have/had plans for this year's Tanabata.  Because it is very hot, I will allow you to stay home and do the assignment for the rest of July. The post will appear online, on Monday (our class is Tuesday) please have it finished by 18:15 on Tuesday morning of each week.    You must return to class in person in September. New people might join the class too. If you want to invite a friend, that would be nice! この授業の後、とても暑いので、7 月の残りの期間は家にいて課題に取り組むことを許可します。投稿は月曜日にオンラインで公開されます (授業は火曜日です)。毎週火曜日の朝 18:15 までに終わらせてください。 9 月には直接授業に戻ってください。新しい人もクラスに参加するかもしれません。友達を招待したいなら、それはいいことです!

After this class, because it is very hot, I will allow you to stay home and do the assignment for the rest of July. The post will appear online, on Monday (our class is Tuesday) please have it finished by 18:15 on Tuesday morning of each week.    You must return to class in person in September. New people might join the class too. If you want to invite a friend, that would be nice! この授業の後、とても暑いので、7 月の残りの期間は家にいて課題に取り組むことを許可します。投稿は月曜日にオンラインで公開されます (授業は火曜日です)。毎週火曜日の朝 18:15 までに終わらせてください。 9 月には直接授業に戻ってください。新しい人もクラスに参加するかもしれません。友達を招待したいなら、それはいいことです! Twitter has a new owner? Did you know? I think you do!  This story  here tells everything. Yes, it is a longgggg story! Basically, Twitter had gotten a bad reputation  because they like to ban users, and remove stories that they didn't agree with. This angered Elon Musk, who also owns Tesla. He stepped up to try and buy the company. When he took over, he unbanned almost everyone and made algorythms public. Many people like...