http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ Wakayama Prefecture's English Newsletter since 1987. en-us k98tmtri@yahoo.co.jp 2005-12-01T01:14:25+09:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_12_001425.php Over the years WIN International has received a lot of support.　What we have accomplished couldn't have been possible without the efforts of a great number of people. 1425@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ Events 2005-12-01T01:14:25+09:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_12_001424.php Blair Sly I always get nostalgic in winter. It starts as dissatisfaction with the cold, the yearning for sunshine, but the thoughts always go beyond that. Wistful childhood memories, recollections of places I’ve been and people I’ve met. 1424@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ Opinions, Stories and Information 2005-12-01T01:11:19+09:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_12_001423.php Martin St-Pierre The history of westerners in Wakayama Prefecture has been untold for far too long. How many of you, Japanese and foreign residents, know about this seemingly unimportant group of outsiders that have played important roles in the shaping of this great prefecture? Perhaps too few. 1423@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ People 2005-12-01T01:07:56+09:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_12_001422.php Noriko Matsuyama Koyasan is a welcoming place at any time of the year. The peaceful and serene atmosphere is sure to move anyone who visits there. It is a place where both the old and historic live on as great symbols of Japanese heritage. 1422@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ Places 2005-12-01T01:05:55+09:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_12_001421.php Maiko Takenaka This time of year you must often hear the Japanese phrase “(O)seibo” but do you know what it means? I bet many Japanese people do not know its exact meaning, although many of them are up to their ears in preparations for (O)seibo. 1421@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ Poetry and Prose 2005-12-01T01:02:01+09:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_12_001420.php Colin Mateme As you all know, this year marked the sixtieth anniversary of the end of World War II. I majored in International Relations and History at university and have always wanted to know a few things about Japan from a Japanese perspective. 1420@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ Opinions, Stories and Information 2005-12-01T01:00:56+09:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_12_001419.php WIN Staff It was in the early hours of Boxing Day, 2004 which decided the destiny of more than a quarter million lives in South-East Asia. The Matara District of Sri Lanka was one of the worst areas affected by the tsunami. 1419@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ Events 2005-12-01T00:58:48+09:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_12_001418.php Jane Curbishley Even from a distance I feel oddly connected to the WIN International Newsletter and certainly saddened to know this is the final edition. 1418@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ People 2005-12-01T00:56:30+09:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_12_001417.php Tsutomu Matsushita The 7th Wakayama Two Day March December 3 ～ 4 Info: 073 - 662 - 5198 Would you like to take a walk in a place full of poetic sentiment, historical romanticism and natural beauty? Many people from all over Japan will gather in Wakayama to take part in either a 10 km or 20 km course. 1417@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ Things to do in... 2005-12-01T00:54:17+09:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_12_001416.php First Visit to a Shrine (Hatsumode) It is a tradition to visit shrines during the first days of the New Year. Many people follow this tradition and swear to plans for the coming year. 1416@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ Things to do in... 2005-12-01T00:48:03+09:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_10_001414.php Julian Richards Politics is about staying on message. Political parties use talking points to frame issues, such as what is at stake in an election. In a well-disciplined campaign a politician’s vocabulary shrinks almost exclusively to a Party-approved shortlist of words, which manage to work their way into everything they say. 1414@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ Events 2005-10-03T02:00:55+09:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_10_001413.php Colin Mateme After almost a year in Japan, I decided to visit my brethren in the Republic of South Africa. This I wanted to do for a number of reasons. First and most obvious, that I was homesick. 1413@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ People 2005-10-03T01:58:27+09:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_10_001412.php Cecilia Fernandez Climbing Mt. Fuji was one of the things I had always wanted to do in Japan. On Thursday August 25th, my friend Nobethu Jolobe from South Africa, who lives in Tsu , Mie Prefecture, where I lived before coming to Wakayama, told me that due to the possible typhoon some people had withdrawn from her planned journey up Mount Fuji. 1412@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ Opinions, Stories and Information 2005-10-03T01:57:20+09:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_10_001411.php Maiko Takenaka Have you visited Yuasa town in Arida since you came to Wakayama? Haven’t yet? If so, you cannot leave Wakayama without coming and having a good time with Yuasa’s unique attractions! 1411@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ Places 2005-10-03T01:52:57+09:00 http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/archives/2005_10_001410.php Masayoshi Ohtani Since the advent of digital cameras, used film cameras are becoming less and less expensive. Digitals are handy for sure, but tend not last for a long time. How many people use 5 year old digital cameras? 1410@http://www.wakayama-info.net/intl/ Opinions, Stories and Information 2005-10-03T01:49:12+09:00