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The good movie I recomend is "Monster's Inc.". Monster's Inc. is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film directed by Pete Docter, produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.
The city of Monstropolis is inhabited by monsters and powered by the screams of children in the human world. At the Monster's Inc. factory, employees called "Scarers" venture into children's bedrooms to scare them and collect their screams, using closet doors as portals. This is considered a dangerous task since the monsters believe that children are toxic and touching them would be fatal. However, production is falling as children are becoming harder to scare, and company chairman Henry J. Waternoose III is determined to find a solution. The top Scarer is James P. "Sulley" Sullivan, who lives with his assistant and best friend Mike Wazowski and has a rivalry with the ever-determined chameleon-like monster Randall Boggs. During an ordinary day's work on the "Scarefloor", fellow Scarer George Sanderson accidentally brings a child's sock into the factory, causing the Child Detection Agency (CDA) to arrive and cleanse him. Mike is harassed by Roz the clerk for never completing his paperwork on time.
While going to file Mike's paperwork, Sulley discovers that Randall left an activated door on the Scarefloor in an apparent attempt to cheat, and a young girl has entered the factory, much to Sulley's horror. After a few failed attempts to put her back, he places her in a bag and hides when Randall arrives and returns the door to storage. Mike and his girlfriend Celia are on a date at Harryhausen's when Sulley comes to him for help, but chaos erupts when the girl is discovered in the restaurant, and the CDA is called. Sulley and Mike escape the CDA and take the girl home, discovering that she is not toxic after all. Sulley quickly grows attached to the girl and names her "Boo". The next day, they smuggle her into the factory, and Mike attempts to return her through her door. Randall tries to kidnap Boo but kidnaps Mike by mistake.
In the basement, Randall reveals to Mike he has built a torture machine, the "Scream Extractor", to extract children's screams, which would make the company's current tactics redundant. Randall straps Mike to the chair for experimentation, but Sulley stops Randall from using the machine on Mike and reports Randall to Waternoose. When Waternoose reveals that he is allied with Randall, he exiles Mike and Sulley to the Himalayas. The two are taken in by the Abominable Snowman, who tells them about a nearby village which Sulley realizes he can use to get back to the factory. Sulley heads out, but Mike, thinking that their current situation is Sulley's fault out of disregarding his advice, refuses to follow him. Sulley returns to the factory and rescues Boo from the Scream Extractor. Mike returns to apologize to Sulley and inadvertently saves him from Randall.
Randall pursues Mike and Sulley as they race to the factory and ride on the doors heading into storage, taking them into a giant vault where millions of closet doors are stored. Boo's laughter activates the doors and allows the chase to pass in and out of the human world. After Boo conquers her fear of Randall to stop him from pushing Sulley out of an open door, Sulley and Mike trap Randall in the human world using a door to a Southern trailer park, where he is mistaken for an alligator and beaten up by a pair of hillbillies.
Sulley and Mike are finally able to access Boo's door, but Waternoose and the CDA send it back to the Scarefloor. Mike distracts the CDA, while Sulley escapes with Boo and her door while an angry Waternoose follows. Waternoose is tricked into confessing his plan to kidnap children in the simulation bedroom and is arrested by the CDA, although Waternoose blames Sulley for putting the company out of business. The CDA's leader, #001, is revealed to be Roz, who has been undercover for two and a half years trying to prove there was a conspiracy at Monsters Inc. Sulley and Mike say goodbye to Boo and return her home, and on Roz's orders Boo's door is then shredded. Sulley becomes the new chairman of Monsters Inc., and thanks to his experience with Boo, he comes up with a plan to end the energy crisis in Monstropolis.
Months later, Sulley's leadership has greatly affected the company's business plan and productivity. The monsters now enter children's bedrooms to make them laugh, since laughter is ten times more powerful than screams. Mike takes Sulley aside to show him Boo's door, which he rebuilt from the shredder debris. Sulley has kept the last piece as a memento; when he puts it in, the door activates and he enters to find Boo in her room.
This movie is really funny and moving. I watched it many times but, everytime I watch this movie, I'm always crying. You better watcsh it if you haven't.
Finally, a famous animation director, Hayao Miyazaki,
decided to retire from his work.
This shocking news was announced during the Venice International
Film Festival. Studio Ghibli's speaker announced this sad news on September 1st. He has announced that he would retire before. But this time, he says he really means it.
“I wanted to convey
the message to children that this life is worth living. This message has not
changed.” He said at the conference on 6th. Hayao Miyazaki started his work in 1979.
He established Studio Ghibli in 1985. Since then, he directed many popular and
famous films. ‘Spirited Away’ in Japanese, Sen to Chihiro no kamikakusi, topped Titanic's sales at the Japanese
box officeand still draw record
box-office taking. Though he retires from his animation film work, he will take part in the exhibition in Ghibli museum.
He did tell this message to us. I have watched Ghibli's animation since I was little. Probably I have been living with Ghibli's movie. I get a lot
of energy and impression everytime I watch Ghibli’s film. I feel sorry to hear that ‘The
Wind Rises’ is the last time to see his work. However, I am looking forward to
watching new Ghibli’s work. We can't take off our eyes from Ghibli!
Olympic, which hase been famous, popular, beautiful and touching my heart, are going to come my home town, Tokyoooooo!!! Now, my feeling is going up.
This acrticl is about the main people who did thier best in order to get Olympic raise thier hands expressing thier big hapiness.
I am interested in next article because Tokyo Olympic just brings us lots of money from all over the world, according to the article.
Although Japan has big deficit now, I think the Olympic may help Japan make a big power that leads us to blight future. In 2020, we all work for some company. It is better for us to have money for our enjoynable lives. I hope Tokyo Olympic gets Japan much stronger than now and better country in the world. Japan's economy from now will recover dramatically...this is my wish.
Thank to my so-so good summer, and I'm looking forward to seeing all you guys.
Have a good summer, it's not many.
Hurray to Tokyo Olympic 2020!! I am pretty sure that this news made everybody in Japan very happy and excited. I will be 26 by the Olympic, so I really want to see it if I am able to.
There are two Baby-Booms in Japanese history: First on 1947-1949, Second on 1971-1974.
First Baby-Boom occurred because of World War 2. World War 2 ended on 1945, and Japanese armies who survived through came back to home. It is biologically natural to want children after surviving through war, or fights with the chance of death. So armies who were married or had somebody that were going to be a future fiance made babies. Second Baby-Boom happened because of First Baby-Boom. Since it is about 20 years after first one, babies from it grew up and became adults. Lots of adults got married and made lots of babies.
Schools after First Baby-Boom
Third Baby-Boom, that might occur soon is because of Tokyo Olympic 2020. By looking through SNSs, there are lots of people saying "I want to see Olympic with my child, if I am married.". Similar thing happened at Beijing, on 2008, and at London, on 2012. 2020 is 7 years from now; there are big chances to everyone of being married and having a child by then. People wanting to have child is a good thing these days because low birth rate and longevity are seen as problem today.
Number of Total Live Birth and Birth rate (1947-2010)
I think having a longer life span is a good thing, and I know this is because of better technologies. But decreasing birth rate, I think it's because how Japan saw importance on "individual freedom" after WW2. I think current Japanese's life behavior became "It's your life; I'm not going to say anything, but don't make trouble". People can't say anything to people who don't get married, because it is individuals's freedom. So I really think it is good if this "Third Baby-Boom" happens.
Do you think you will be married by 2020? If so, do you want to have children by then?
In September 8,2013, decision was made that olimpic and paralympic in 2020 will be held in Tokyo Japan.
Besides Tokyo, Baku, Doha, Istanbul, and Madrid wanted to have the olimpic in their place. May 24, 2012, IOC bord of directors decided that it will going to be held in Istanbul, Madrid, or Tokyo. Finally in September 8, 2013, Tokyo was selected.
Due to the earthquake in March, 2011, athletes have been wondering what they could do. This might be the great chance to encourage people in Japan.
I really felt happy when I heard this because it is a great chance for people in other countries to know more about Japan. They can know more culture of Japan. It may accelerate our economy, and further globalization might occur.
However, I am kind of wondering whether there is enough space for all atheletes and other people to stay in Tokyo. There might not be enough gymnastic space for practicing. Tokyo might be too small for people to stay, and I am also afraid of crowded trains. Even right now, it is crowded, and what will going to happen when more people want to use them?
Though there seems to be some problems, I still feel happy because I can meet a lot of foreigners. I love to meet different kind of people. I wish I can do something to those who cannot speak Japanese.
Thank you for reading this.
You can see this information in a video in http://event.yahoo.co.jp/tokyo2020/
here.
Hello, everyone! Summer is going to be over so soon!! I need more time to finish a bunch of assignments... Well, I'm so excited to see you everyone in next week!! Today, I want to talk about methane hydrate. Methane hydrate is also known as next-generation fuel. According to the Ministry of Economic, Trade and Industry's report, there are huge amount of methane hydrate lie under the Sea of Japan in August 27th. And the article is from here.
Most of the methane hydrate locate under the sea floor, which means it's really hard to dig out because of complicated submarine topography. However, this one is concentrated near the surface of seabed. Therefore, it's easier to get. In my opinion, digging out the methane hydrate is good for Japan. I have two reasons. Firstly, it is good for the economics. Japan have to import a lot of fuel, such as oil and liquified natural gas, from foreign country since 3.11. As you know, a horrible nuclear plant accident was happened and the Japanese government forced to stop all of the nuclear plant in Japan. Therefore, we have to get an alternative energy and that's why Japan imports a lot of fuel now. According to the Japanese government fuel imports put trade deficit about 7 trillion yen last year. If Japan are able to get stable supply of methane hydrate, trade deficit will solve and Japanese economics will get better. That's why it's good for economics. Secondly, it's good for the environment. Methane hydrate contains a huge amount of methane and methane is also known as green house gas. It sounds horrible for the environment to you, actually it's not. The methane hydrate emits less CO2 then the natural gas. Which means, it's not very bad to environment. Overall, methane hydrate is good for Japan and I think the government should dig out it more quickly as soon as possible.
As everyone already (probably) know that Tokyo
has been decided to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic! In voting Saturday in
Buenos Aires, the committee picked Tokyo over the two other contenders, Madrid
and Istanbul.
The announcement came at 5:20 a.m. Tokyo
time, but a large crowd watching on an outdoor video screen burst into cheers.
2020 Olympic will be the second time to
host the Olympic games for Tokyo.
Other candidates as for Madrid, they had
problem with economy and Istanbul had difficulties to host the games due to threatening
power of Syria. Although Tokyo had concern with radiation, the plan and infrastructures
was best of all.
I’m really happy to hear that Tokyo will be
hosting the Olympic Games in 2020. In 2020, I’ll be 25 years old, so I’ll
probably in Japan and working for some company or so. So, I’m really excited to
go see games.
But I think hosting the Olympics has both
good and bad things. As for good things, infrastructure, economics, and
political development will be expected. Since Japanese economy is getting
better after Abe took his second office, this so called Olympics economy can
help Japanese economic and political situation a lot. For example Chinese
economy was widely busted thanks to hosting EXPO and the Olympic Games, so
Japanese economy can be helped a lot.
On the other hand, everything will be outrageously
expensive. Daily food, rent, transportation etc… it’s really big impact if you
actually live in Tokyo. And the consumption tax will be risen from next year,
so the impact will be much bigger.
Although there are good and bad for hosting
Olympics I would simply like to enjoy Olympic Games in 2020!
Have you ever had a pet? I do. I have a dog. People buy pets for many reasons, like for exercising, nurturing children, or simply just wanted to have friends. My family bought a dog, because we all like dogs.
Today, I would like to introduce a movie "Marley & Me".
This is a comedy-drama made by David Frankel, on 2008. It is based on a memoir of the same name by John Grogan. Main characters are starred by Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.
As you can see by the picture, it is a story about the couple and their dog. You probably would know that there is a some kind of trouble with the dog. This movie's subtitle is " life an love with the world's worst dog", and you probably would understand why after watching the movie.
The Story starts when Grogan couple escapes from Michigan's brutal winter to Florida. They both are hired as reporters of competing newspaper company. While John is only assigned only obituaries and two-paragraph articles at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, his wife Jenny receives prominent front page assignment at The Palm Beach Post.
Soon, John senses that Jenny started wanting a child. He asks his friend Sebastian (acted by Eric Dane) for an advice, and Sebastian suggests the couple to have a pet to check if they are ready to raise another family member. The couple adopts a newborn yellow labrador retriever, and names him Marley. Marley immediately proves his incorrigibility by "destroying" the garage. John takes him to dog trainer, who believes that any dog can be trained, but gets expel because he refuses to obey commands.
Marley makes lots of trouble; swallowing Jenny's necklace, and had to wait for Marley to poop out, chews up sofa, runs away braking the filter door, etc. But along with it, John realizes that Marley might be the best topic about his column he receives later on, and it happened to be a great hit. Then Grogans and Marley's funny life goes on.
I can't say the whole story because it will spoil the movie, but I can say that movies about animals ends with the animal's death. Marley dies at the end. This movie makes you laugh and smile, but also sad because of it.
Since the story covers fourteen years, 22 different labrador retriever is used for filming. They all act silly, but they all are smart, because they all acted the whole silliness.
Do you think you would have a pet in the future when you have your own family?
