This week's news

All of the below two headlines are from the Japan Times E-mail News Service

"Sumo world reacts to canceled tourney- Sumo wrestlers and fans express shock and disappointment at the first scandal-canceled 'basho' in sumo history."

What do you think about Sumo and the fixed matches. As I said before, Sumo is a disgrace. I gave up on Sumo a long time ago...

"Boy, 14, breaks age record by passing bilingual tour guide test"

A boy from Kumamoto passed the test. The previous record-holder was 15 years old. This kid lived in America for three and a half years because he parents worked there. So he is fluent in English I think. But he said he had to study Japanese geography really hard for the test. Are you good at geography?

And, I also saw on the net that Christina Aguilera (the women whose name I forgot who co-stars in the movie "Burlesque" which I recommended a few weeks ago) messed up singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl, the biggest sports event of the year for Americans, on Sunday. She botched the lyrics of the anthem and some patriotic Americans were pissed off about it. I don't think it is such a big deal though. Mistakes happen. As the saying goes, "Forgive and forget."
Btw, can you sing the Japanese national anthem? Do you know all the words by heart?

Fyi, I get goose bumps every time I hear the American national anthem. Do you get goose bumps when you hear the Japanese one?

Tomorrow is a national holiday, so have a good 3-day weekend!

Below are some pretty cool photos from Arashiyama