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Constitution Memorial Day Constitution Memorial Day   ( 憲法記念日   Kenpō Kinenbi )  is a  national holiday  in  Japan . It takes place on May third in celebration of the  promulgation  of the 1947  Constitution of Japan . It is a part of the collection of holidays known as  Golden Week . [1]   (From Wikipedia: English) 憲法記念日 憲法記念日 （けんぽうきねんび）は、 日本 の 国民の祝日 の一つ。日付は 5月3日 。 国民の祝日に関する法律 （祝日法、昭和23年7月20日法律第178号）では「 日本国憲法 の施行を記念し、国の成長を期する」ことを趣旨としている [1] 。 1947年（昭和22年）5月3日に日本国憲法が施行されたことを記念して、 1948年 （昭和23年）に公布・施行された祝日法によって制定された。ゴールデンウィークを構成する日の一つでもある。 (From Wikipedia: Japanese)   Menu 憲法 (けんぽう) : the constitution 記念 (きねん) : memorial, memorizing a past event which is important 記念日 (きねんび) : a memorial day 日本 (にほん) : Japan 国民 (こくみん) : a nation, the people in a country 日本の国民 : Japanese people 祝日 (しゅくじつ) : a national holiday 国民の祝日 : a national holiday 一つ (ひとつ) : one 祝日の一つ : one of national holidays 憲法記念日は祝日 : Constitution Memorial Day is a public...

Paperwork Throughout every stage of the Japanese medical care system, from government offices and service providers to the people receiving care, seem to spend the vast majority of their time filling out a tremendous amount of paperwork. Unfortunately if a person who receives medical services is unable or cannot manage his or her documents, then their family will receive mountains of paperwork from both the government offices and service providers. I think that the Japanese government should headhunt talented people from advanced companies such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, and so on. Then develop a think tank to consider and review how to improve the overall system. 書類仕事 日本の、福祉、介護、医療では、役所、サービス提供者、利用者、それぞれが、膨大な書類作業に時間を使います。利用者本人が書類を管理出来ない場合は、家族の所に、山程の書類が送られて来ます。日本の行政は、制度設計者として、アマゾンや、フェイスブック、グーグルなどから、人材をヘッドハントした方が、良いと思います。そして、システム全体をどうやって改善するかを検討したり見直したりするシンクタンクを作っていくのです。 Menu 書類仕事 Paperwork 書類 (しょるい) : a document, documents 仕事 (しごと) : a job, a task 日本の、福祉、介護、医療では、役所、サービス提供者、利用者、それぞれが、膨大...

English as a Second Language L and R are both welcome!  Once upon a time, there was a man who had just opened a small produce market in Little Nippon in  the Moon. His name was Mr. Samurai.  He had three customers who came from several countries on the earth. Their names were Mr. L, Mr. R and Mr. RR.  One day, all three customers came to his shop. At ten o’clock in the morning, Mr. L came and said to Mr. Samurai, “Liんご を、ひとつ ください。” ( I would like an apple, please.) Mr. Samurai said, “りんご いっこですね。はいどうぞ。” (An apple, here you are.) Mr. L said, “ありがとう！”(Thanks!) Mr. Samurai said, “You're welcome!”  At two o’clock in the afternoon, Mr. R came to his shop and said to the man, “Riんご を、ふたつ ください。” (I would like two apples, please.) Mr. Samurai said, “りんご にこですね。はいどうぞ。” (Two apples, here you are.) Mr. R said, “ありがとう。” Mr. Samurai said, “You're welcome!”  At four o’clock, Mr. RR came and said to the man, “RRRRRRiんご を、みっつください。” (I would like three apples, please.) Mr. Sa...

---------------------------------- X-Ray  Once upon a time, there was a woman who had just immigrated to Japan. One morning, she had some pain in her right shoulder. After lunch, she went to Hello Talk Clinic. There were some written instructions for the x-ray on the wall but she could not read kanji. She asked a nurse to read the instructions aloud.  The nurse read aloud, "For the patients who have X-ray examinations: Please follow the directions as you enter the room. Please, notify us if you are pregnant. Please, do not touch equipments in the room. Hello Talk Orthopedic Clinic"  The woman understood the instructions and thanked the nurse. In the evening, the woman went to a coffee shop and saw the nurse who had helped her at the clinic earlier that day. The woman said hello to the nurse and asked her if it was okay to sit at the same table. The nurse said, “Sure!” They had a good time talking and became friends. The woman was very happy because she found her first fri...