Green Godzilla

Hideki Matsui know as "Godzilla" who became a free agent from Angels decided to transfer to Athletics.
He signed by $600000 and he is going to play as DH・4th batter with  number 55.
Next season is going to be his 9th season.
I was worried about if he would come back to Japan.
He is one of the greatest Japanese batters so he should keep playing in MLB as long as he can.
I really hope to see him while I staying U.S.

A Japanese bath custom

Recently, it is getting cold day by day.
So I want to enjoy in a hot bath.
But I can't...because the bathtub isn't made for that.
I asked my friend who studied in Japan for a while about what it is to have been surprised most about the bath custom at the Japanese home and bath culture.
No.1 answer was Not only taking a shower, enjoying in a hot bath.
Moreover taking a hot bath in the summer.
No.2 was entering the same bath without even a family exchanging the hot water of the bath.
For me these are natural things.
While staying America, I really miss a hot bath.
Why doesn't have a hot spring around here?

Hangover

Some friends are going to graduate this semester.
Also some friends are going to be off next semester for job hunting.
I really miss them because only few Japanese are going to stay next semester.
So we often hang out and drink in this semester.
Last night we also drank and got drunk.
Today I'm totally hangover...
I saw the research that working for the headache of the hangover most is honney.
Then, I tried ,but...
How can I decide whether research is right or not.

Rock Paper Scissors

Did you know origin of that is Japan?
Now people play all over the world.
I think everyone knows the rule, but nobody knows how it was born.
For me it is very interesting because I can proud of that as Japanese.
In China they call "bomb" instead of "paper".
Why they changed that?

Hate Christmas!

You know Chistmas is the day when Chirstians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on 12/25.
Even though we are not Christian, we celebrate every year.
For Japanese Chirstmas is an event for couples.
We walk the street with partner as enjoy the illumination.
Also we  have a gorgeous dinner in the restaurant or bar.
Of course, men have to treat it to women...
According to the research, we don't spend as Western people do.
I know you guys hold a home party in friend's house or own house.
It sounds very fun.
In childhood I spent time with family, but now days I can't.
Time is changed because I'm adult.
I'll go back to Japan this winter.
However, I don't have any plans in Christmas day now.
Most of my friend have a girl friend, but I don't.
I should find someone till that day!

@

How do you  guys call "@" ?
In Japan we call "at mark".
In addition, "monkey's tail" in German, "turban shell" in Korean, "cinnamon roll" in Swedish...etc.
There are a lot so I cannot tell everything.
Personally, I like cinnamon roll.
Surprisingly, there are many people who do not know how to call "@".

3 seconds rule

Do you know "3 seconds rule"?
I have necer seen people who know this rule except Japanese.
This is a kind of jokes that when we drop something to eat, we can still eat until 3 seconds.
Then, I wondered why it is 3 seconds and I found interesting data.
There was the data which studied "3 seconds rule" very seriously in U.S.A.
An experiment performed in U.S. University of Illinois in 2003 by Gillian Clark who was a twelfth grader in those days.
Clark left silverberry candy and a cookie on the floor where she sowed a colon bacillus in and checked the adhesion situation of bacteria of every elapsed time with a microscope.
By the way, "five seconds rule" seems to be the mainstream in U.S.A.
As for the experiment, it was carried out an environmental condition in spite of being various cases substitute. As a result, regardless of the shape of the floor and the kind of the cooking ingredient, the adhesion of a great deal of bacteria was accepted for a short time equal to or less than five seconds.
Therefore this rule was a howler was demonstrated some other time.
In addition, by this experiment, there is not bacteria itself on the dry floor very much, and the safe as such is located even if we eat the food which we dropped.
However, after all, as for eating the cooking ingredient which fell, we should not eat because it is not the various germs situation of the floor thing examined one by one.
Anyway, Ig Nobel Prize of 2004 is conferred on this experiment that showed a tentative end to world "three seconds rule".
Until reading this article I used to do that, but I should quit this habit soon!