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Miu Won the World Cup Table Tennis

Miu Hirano became the first Japanese to win the table tennis World Cup in the women’s singles on Sunday. She became the youngest winner at the championship.

NYT Summary

Demands for retaliation are growing in India after a deadly attack by armed military in the Kashmir region controlled by India near the border with Pakistan. Pakistan has denied involvement. 

India and Pakistan have fought two wars over Kashmir. Both countries have nuclear weapons. It would be disastrous if the current situation escalated into a full fledged military confrontation.  

Only a durable political solution can bring peace to the Indian side of Kashmir. 

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Shin Gojira

I watched a Japanese science fiction movie Shin Gojira today. I really enjoy it. I used to watch some Gojira movies when I was a child, but I didn't watch recent Godzilla movies. 

There were lots of interesting episodes in the film, especially political procedure sceans. The monster would represent something that human can't control. 

The story was nice, the picture was also nice. I can understand that some fans have been watching the film many times. 

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From Australia

I went to Matsue Castle for volunteer guiding. Soon after arriving there, an elderly couple asked me a guide to the castle. They were from Australia. 

The husband asked me many questions. I answered him as much as I could, but I hardly answered for some specific questions. I have to study more about Matsue Castle. 

He really liked Kurosawa movies. That was one of the reasons they came to Japan. We talked about Kurosawa films like Seven Samurai, Kagemusha and Ran. He said he liked hose riding scenes in battles. 

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Autumn

It's been raining here since this morning. The temperature is decreasing. The real Autumn is here.

A new typhoon was born in the southern sea. I hope that won't cause disaster this time. 

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NYT Editorials

I've subscribed to the New York Times Weekly for the sake of improving my English ability since last year. To be honest, I wasn't a serious reader. I rarely read the paper. 

To get more English vocabulary and  knowledge, I'll try to read three editorials in a week. I'll check unfamiliar words in the editorials. And if I have time, I'll make the summary of the editorial. I prepared a notebook for it. 

To continue to do that would be important for me. 

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Murder on the Orient Express

I'm a big fan of Agatha Christie since I was in elementary school. I've read all of her mystery novels. A lot of her novels were made into films and TV dramas. Murder on the Orient Express was one of them. 

Orient Express was a gorgeous novel for me. The luxury train traveled between Istanbul and Calais. I really wanted to travel by the express when I first read the story. 

It will return filmed by Kenneth Branagh of the U.K.  Johnny Depp will play an important role in the film. I reall look forward to watch the movie, even I completely remember the plot. 

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Hard to Understand

I'm listening to GRIT and almost finish it. To tell the truth, I had a hard time to understand some parts of the audiobook, especially about experiments. I should check the original text later. And also, I'm still suffering lack of vocabulary. 

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Kayou-kyoku

I watched a music show on tv the other day. The show featured old Japanese songs, kayou-kyoku in Japanese. I really like these old Japanese songs. 

I listened these songs when I was child. These songs brought me to my childhood. These songs are like short movies for me. 

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Dr. Ohsumi Wins Nobel

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi on Monday won the 2016 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. According to news reports, he's been studying about cell autophagy, a process that helps the body remove unwanted proteins.

Japanese scientists won the Nobel Prize in these three years and Dr. Ohsumi became the 25th winner of the award. 

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Shizuka Arakawa and Mortorbike

I happen to know Japanese Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa is a motorbike lover. She has Yamaha 1300cc bike which has the weight of 300kg. I watched her riding in a video, she looked really nice. She is an elegant figure skater, but handles a big machine. 

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GRIT Again

I began to listen to GRIT in English with Audible app. I just finished the Japanese edition so I should relatively understand it easily. But with my lack of vocabulary, I was lost sometimes. I felt the importance of vocabulary, seriously.

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GRIT with Audible

I finished "GRIT" in Japanese. It was a good book. Grit is important for our business, study and life. 

I'll listen to the audiobook in English next. The Japanese edition will help my understanding for the audiobook in English. 

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Bad Whether

It's been raining. The temperature became lower recently. Time flies. 

I've been busy for work this year. It might be good for me, but I'm frustrated because I don't have enough time for studying English. It might be an excuse, but I really think so. 

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Fighters!

Congratulations! Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters has won the 2016 Pacific League Championship for the first time in 4 years. It's the first title for Ace Otani who was the winning pitcher in the game. 

I hope Fighters and Carp will succeed the Climax   Series. I want to watch Fighrers and Carp in Nippon Series games this year. 

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Translator

When I was an elementary and middle school student, I liked mystery novels. I was a big fan of Agatha Christie and Conan Doyle. I realized there were translator. They translate English into Japanese. I had a vague images of translator then. And I dreamed if I can be a translator. I just remembered. 

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Audiobooks 300 days

I began to listen to audiobooks in English 304 days ago. At that time, I listened to English news with Tuneinradio app every day. 

Since then, I listened 19 titles. I even tried to listen some titles several times. I really enjoy audiobooks now. I would be very happy if the prices were little bit lower. 

English radio news and audiobooks help improving my listening ability. But I feel lack of my vocabulary. It depends on my effort. 

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Guiding to Matsue Castle

I went to Matsue Castle for volunteer guiding in English. There were lots of tourists there today. After designated for a National Treasure, the number of visitors have been increasing. 

Soon after arriving the castle, a Taiwanese woman asked me guiding to the castle. And we went to the castle. She asked me lots of questions. I tried to answer her questions as much as I can. But I couldn't explain everything precisely. I have to study more about Matsue Castle. 

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A TOEIC Day

My Twitter time line is filled with TOEIC because tomorrow is the day of the test. I don't take the test this time. I even didn't take that test since last May. I'm scared of taking TOEIC now. The test is so harsh for me. The test makes me confused. Lack of my knowledge is the problem.

Anyway I hope everyone can perform well tomorrow. 

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