ファイティング原田が豪州人と世界戦負けたがオーストラリア人のハートを勝ち取った
ジョニー・ファメションは、1970年に2人目のオーストラリア人として世界タイトルマッチでファイティング原田を破ることになった。
Johnny Famechon would become the second Australian to defeat Masahiko “Fighting” Harada in a world title boxing match in 1970.
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Sheer Nonsense? No, Shear Delight!
Australia hasn’t really had much of an impact on Japanese culture over the years, but there is one case that inspires sheer delight….or perhaps that should be “shear?” For Japanese of a certain age, 調子をそろえて、クリック、クリック、クリック (Choshi wo soroete kurikku, kurikku, kurikku, is a highly familiar song picked up in an early season of Minna no…
Aussies, Look And Learn! Japanese Cleanup Of Melbourne Was By Residents, Not Tourists
オージー、見習いなさいよ！街のごみ拾い日本人が観光客じゃなく、一緒に住んでいる住民だよ The Herald-Sun (among multiple media outlets) is rightfully lauding a group of Japanese people for cleaning up the streets of Melbourne. But the Hun is wrongfully claiming they’re tourists. They aren’t. The civic-minded bunch are mostly residents of Melbourne who devote their own time to volunteer and clean up the city in an act…
豪キャブラリー： Carn
CarnはKhanとまったく同じ発音。Genghis KhanやKublai Khanなどの歴史的に重要人物のKhanは深い意味がある言葉。由来がローマ帝国「シーザー」が由来であり、重みをそれなりに感じる。しかし、オージー英語のCarnは、それとはまったく違って、Come onの砕けた言い方にしか過ぎない、、、 スポーツチームを応援する時「Carn the Aussies!」などのように叫ぶが定番の応援型だ。
Tiny Tassie Town Gets A Kick Out Of Kiki
A tiny Tasmanian town once known for its female factory has become a magnet for anime fans around the world because of its apparent connection with a witch. Ross, the town with a population of just over 400 and located just over 100 kilometers north of the Tasmanian capital of Hobart, attracts Studio Ghibli anime…
Japanese long-term resident numbers double Down Under
Japanese long-term residents in Australia doubled over the course of the Noughties, according to the recently released 2011 Australian Census. The number of Japanese speakers residing permanently in Australia grew from 1,002 to 2,032 from 2000 and 2010, representing a 102.8% change. The 2011 Census showed there were 21,507,730 people in Australia, of who 43,692…
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豪で日本人アーティストのパイオニアだったSandiiはSunsetzから再びSunrise
Sandii, responsible for one of Japan’s first (and extremely rare) marks on Australian popular music charts back in the early 1980s, remains active in the Japanese entertainment world, performing live in Tokyo on Aug. 5 during the Ocean Peoples event at Yoyogi Park1980年代前半にオーストラリアでヒットした非常に稀な日本人パフォーマーとしてサンディーは、今でも活躍中であり、8月5日東京代々木公園にて「Ocean Peoples」に関連したライブを行なった。While fronting Sandii and the Sunsetz back in the 1980s, Sandii scored…
