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We have just started an alomost-everyday issued journal, 'Genki?!'
In this jounal, we want to share information, ideas, things we are interested, or maybe just our murmur.



Aug.5, 2004 No.99 - Secret of our price -
Weather in Kyoto today
- Aug.5, 2004
Cloudy and later Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 23 / Hi 36
Sunrise 5:09am
Sunset 6:56pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow
- Aug. 6, 2004
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 26 / Hi 35
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 90%

You may wonder how come our price setting is so low.
This time we introduce the secret of our price to you.

We, Noble Traders Co., Ltd. mainly deal in European brand tablewares.
There are great variety of selections in our stock from standard T cup & saucer to collector's item.
The reason we can offer better price in comparison with agents of those brands' names or other stores,is that we import them by ourselves and sell at our own retail shops.
Unnecessary money does not need to pay for middlemen.
It is one of the reasons we can offer the best price to our customers.


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Aug.3, 2004 No.98 - Bamboo Charcoal & Vinegar -
Weather in Kyoto today - Aug.3, 2004
Sunny and cloudy later
Temperature(℃) Lo 23 / Hi 33
Sunrise 5:08am
Sunset 6:58pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - Aug. 4, 2004
Cloudy and rain sometimes
Temperature(℃) Lo 25 / Hi 33
Chance of rain 60-70%
Laundry-index 30%

Our head office is at Nagaokakyo-shi where bomboo grove is well known.
Following our cooperate mission, "Working for the good of the community", we will start selling the Bamboo Charcoal & Vinegar of Nagaokakyo origin.

The products are on sale at "Le-Noble Nagaoka Store" and will be on sale on our Internet store.

If you are interested, e-mail us please.


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July 26, 2004 No.97 - MACH -
Weather in Kyoto today
- July 26, 2004
Sunny and cloudy sometimes
Temperature(℃) Lo 23 / Hi 34
Sunrise 5:02am
Sunset 7:05pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow
- July 27, 2004
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 24 / Hi 32
Chance of rain 10% and under
Laundry-index 100%

When I am asked what my hobby is, I usually answer it, saying, "Watching movies".
But I realized that I rarely went to the theatre to watch movies. Partly because, the price is expensive; ¥1,800/adult, and partly because there were not much movies worth for watching at the theatre for me comparing to watching DVDs at home.
Now, the movie which makes me excited and want to go to the theatre to watch has come.
It is called, "MACH" and a Thai action film of Muay Thai.
While CG on the movie is rapidly developing, the film "MACH" does not use any of it, and also wire and stuntman.

Sounds excited, doesn't it?

I hope it worth more than ¥1,800.

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July 21, 2004 No.96 - Dream of Disney -
Weather in Kyoto today - July 21, 2004
Sunny and later cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 25 / Hi 34
Sunrise 4:58am
Sunset 7:08pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - July 22, 2004
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 25 / Hi 35
Chance of rain 0%
Laundry-index 100%

How do you survive these hot and humid days?
In Tokyo, the lowest temperature of today did not go under 30 ℃. Unbelievable!!
I recently read the book about self-help book when uneasy to sleep. There was an interesting story about a dream.
I would like to share it with you here.
It was a story of Mr. Walt Disney's dream.
When Disney world in Florida was opened, Walt Disney had already been deceased.
A interviewer made a interview to his brother instead, saying,"That's unfortunate of Walt Disney being not able to see the Disney world".
His brother answered, "He was the first man who saw the Disney World(in his dream), so we can see it now".
I am very impressed by the comment his brother made.

As you might already know, in the dictionary of USA, it says that a dream is the thing come true. On the other hand, in Japanese dictionary, a dream is the thing not come true, it explains.
Let's have a big dream!!

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July 16, 2004 No.95 - Gion Festival -
Weather in Kyoto today
- July 16, 2004
Sunny and later cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 24 / Hi 34
Sunrise 4:55am
Sunset 7:11pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow
- July 17, 2004
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 24 / Hi 30
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 100%

Here in Kyoto, Gion Festival has started since July 1, and it will continue untill the end of July.
Today is, what we call, "Yoiyama" or the eve of Yamabooko procession (parade of decorated floats).
The Shijo street, a main street of Kyoto, becomes pedestrian precinct for 3 days from July 14, 2004.
On July 17, 32 gorgeously decorated floats are paraded through the streets of Kyoto.

There are a lot of street stands every corner of main avenue, and a lot of people wearing Yukata, which makes the Festival more traditional atmosphere.

Please come and visit Gion Festival!!


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July 13, 2004 No.94 - The End of the Rainy Season -
Weather in Kyoto today
- July 13, 2004
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 23 / Hi 36
Sunrise 4:53am
Sunset 7:12pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow
- July 14, 2004
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 25 / Hi 35
Chance of rain under 10%
Laundry-index 100%

The rainy season is over, today in Kinki and Kantou Koushinetsu area.
In Kinki, it is 6 days earlier than the average year.
It began on June 6 and continued for 38 days.

The real summer is coming.
Yee-haw!!


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July 12, 2004 No.93 - House of Councilors Election -
Weather in Kyoto today
- July 12, 2004
Cloudy and Sunny later
Temperature(℃) Lo 24 / Hi 30
Sunrise 4:52am
Sunset 7:13pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow
- July 13, 2004
Sunny and Cloudy sometimes
Temperature(℃) Lo -- / Hi --
Chance of rain under 0%
Laundry-index 90%

Yesterday, there was a the House of Councilors election.
DPJ increased their seats contrary to LDP, which lost some seats and could not reach their goal of 51 seats.

This time, the main concerns of people are the issues of annual pension, of SDF's participating coalition forces, of North Korea, and economy.

Those who concerned pension most likely cast a vote for DPJ, and those who concerned economy most for LDP, they say.

In Kansai area, the voter turnout is under 50%.
Young people seems not to have much interest for voting.


I, of course, went for voting Sunday.
Except when I was in the U.S., I have cast a vote every time since I granted the franchise.

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July 1, 2004 No.92 - Blue Flower -
Weather in Kyoto today - July 1, 2004
Sunny and Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 21 / Hi 32
Sunrise 4:47am
Sunset 7:15pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - July 2, 2004
Partly cloudy in the morning
Temperature(℃) Lo 21 / Hi 32
Chance of rain under 0%
Laundry-index 100%

Yesterday, the world first blue flower was introduced in public, which was breeded by Suntory Ltd.
Blue flower was scientists' long-time dream but nobody had done it before.
The flower language is "impossible".

However, Suntory made it possible.

I wonder if the flower language changes from "impossible" to "possible"???????


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June 30, 2004 No.91 - Feng Shui -
Weather in Kyoto today - June 30, 2004
Cloudy and Humid
Temperature(℃) Lo 21 / Hi 32
Sunrise 4:46am
Sunset 7:15pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - July 1, 2004
Partly cloudy in the morning
Temperature(℃) Lo 23 / Hi 32
Chance of rain under10%
Laundry-index 100%

Have you heard of "Feng Shui", a Chinese Fortune Telling, before?
It is very popular in Japan now.
It tells which direction is good or bad in your house, and what should have done with the direction in order to have good luck.
For example; if you want to become rich, you should arrange the yellow flowers on the West side, if you want to have a boy friend, you should arrange the pinkish folwers on the South West and so on.

However, the best thing you can do to have good luck is to clean up your room neatly.
Common sense????


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June 28, 2004 No.90 - Our warehouse sale was over -
Weather in Kyoto today
- June 28, 2004
Cloudy and Humid
Temperature(℃) Lo 21 / Hi 31
Sunrise 4:45am
Sunset 7:15pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow
- June 29, 2004
Partly cloudy in the morning
Temperature(℃) Lo 23 / Hi 32
Chance of rain under20%
Laundry-index 30%

We would like to take this opportunity to say, "Thank you" for your visit to our warehouse sale.
It was over successfully on Sunday.

Please visit this journal or our web page often, and we will let you know when the next sale is available.

Thank you very much.


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June 24, 2004 No.89 - Special Sales at our Warehouse -
Weather in Kyoto today
- June 24, 2004
Considerable Cloudiness
Temperature(℃) Lo 22 / Hi 31
Sunrise 4:44am
Sunset 7:15pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow
- June 25, 2004
Cloudy and Rain sometimes
Temperature(℃) Lo 22 / Hi 27
Chance of rain under50%
Laundry-index 30%

We are having a special sale at our warehouse in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto from June 24 to June 27.

We are sure that you will find something very good value and interesting.


We are looking forward to your visit.

Click here for the access.


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June 15, 2004 No.88 - Early summer event in Kyoto -
Weather in Kyoto today
- June 15, 2004
Mostly Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 17 / Hi 31
Sunrise 4:43am
Sunset 7:13pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow
- June 16, 2004
Sunny to Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 17 / Hi 29
Chance of rain under 0%
Laundry-index 100%


On June 20, 2004, Takekiri-e-shiki (Bamboo-cutting ritual)will be held in Kumadera Temple.
In this ritual, the Kurama priests cut off joint by joint of green bamboo which represents huge serpents, with sharp blades.
It indicates the coming year's harvest & good omen.

This is the event after a historical fact that priests fight off a huge serpent by chanting a mantra during their training.

Address:1074 Kurama Honcho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto JP

Tel:tel: +81(0) 75 741 2003

Nearest station: Kurama/ Eizan line
Open hours: 9am-5pm daily


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June 14, 2004 No.87 - Fleeting happiness -
Weather in Kyoto today
- June 14, 2004
Plentiful Sunshine
Temperature(℃) Lo 16 / Hi 30
Sunrise 4:43am
Sunset 7:12pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow
- June 15, 2004
Mainly Sunny except for a few afternoon clouds
Temperature(℃) Lo 17 / Hi 31
Chance of rain under 0%
Laundry-index 100%

My co-worker and I sometimes go to a garden of temple for lunch break to refresh ourselves.
Today, we found a brace of ducks walking around the creek in the garden, eating something together.
After a while, they found the comfortable place in the shadow of a tree, and had a rest together.
We felt the fleeting happiness by the scene.


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June 11, 2004 No.86 - Not endangered animal but Japanese -
Weather in Kyoto today -
Periods of Rain
Temperature(℃) Lo 21 / Hi 24
Sunrise 4:43am
Sunset 7:11pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow
- June 12, 2004
Showers in the morning
Temperature(℃) Lo 23 / Hi 26
Chance of rain under 50%
Laundry-index 30%

According to the yesterday's news, the birth rate in Japan has dropped into 1.29%.
It shows that within a couple of centuries, Japanese will become extinct.
Scary, isn;'t it?
We must have at least 1.3% birth rate to maintain the current population.

It is time for us to think seriously of our future.


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June 4, 2004 No.85 - A taxi situation in Kyoto -
Weather in Kyoto today
Mostly Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 15 / Hi 30
Sunrise 4:44am
Sunset 7:07pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow
- June 5, 2004
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 16 / Hi 29
Chance of rain under 0%
Laundry-index 100%

In Kyoto tourists often use taxis as convenient transportation.
I hope the story below will entertain your trip in Kyoto.

Nowadays, a taxi company is spotlighted because of his new approach.
Their taxis have the company logo, three-leaf clover, on the sides of most taxis.
What I say "most" here is because 3 cars out of 2000 in the company, have a different logo on their sides.
It is the four-leaf clover which is univaersally believed for a symbol of good luck from the earliest times.
As you know, actual four-leaf clovers are very rare and difficult to find and in like wise, to find these taxis is "Once in a blue moon".
It is said when people ride the four-leaf taxi, they will become happy.
Helped with the talk above, people eager to find and ride four-leaf taxis.
However, you can not reserve these taxis and find them at taxi stops, either.
Therefore, you must bump into them.
If you happen to ride them, the taxi driver will give you some souvenir for your luck.


Enjoy your trip in Kyoto!


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May 31, 2004 No.84 - Basket lace ware -
Weather in Kyoto today
Cloudy with periods of rain
Temperature(℃) Lo 17 / Hi 30
Sunrise 4:45am
Sunset 7:05pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow
- June 1, 2004
Scattered clouds with sunshine
Temperature(℃) Lo 17 / Hi 28
Chance of rain under 20%
Laundry-index 100%

New products are coming in stock one after another.
Today's focus is a Basket Laceware from Romania.
It is very delicate and pretty hand-work wares.
Because of the lack of craftsmen, it is very rare to find and difficult to produce procelain lace ware in the world.
All the ware is drawn by hand of Highly skilled painters with beautiful colors.

If you are interested, please contact us below.

Thank you.

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May 27, 2004 No.83 - Dog Plates -
Weather in Kyoto today
-May 27, 2004
A Mix of Clouds and Sun
Temperature(℃) Lo 16 / Hi 29
Sunrise 4:46am
Sunset 7:02pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow
- May 28, 2004
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 19 / Hi 27
Chance of rain 0%
Laundry-index 60%

Sorry to have kept you waited for nearly a month.
Now, I am back.

I take this opportunity to introduce you to our special selection of Dog Plates from Denmark.

Dog lovers like me would love these plates very much. Believe me and visit the above page, please.

Thank you.

 

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April 19, 2004 No.82 - Hay Fever -
Weather in Kyoto today -
Rain
Temperature(℃) Lo 15 / Hi 22
Sunrise 5:20am
Sunset 6:33pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - April 20, 2004
Cloudy and Clear Skies later
Temperature(℃) Lo 17 / Hi 26
Chance of rain 20%
Laundry-index 90%

In this season a lot of people are suffering from hay fever.
The symptoms are various such as runny nose, coughing, swollen lymph glands.
It is very similar to the symptoms of cold.

As folk remedies, people drink cocoa, oolong tea, or have yogurt, but once it occurs it is hard to control.
Therefore, the best defensive measure is to prevend.
Before the season, you can have vaccination at the hospital.
Lastly, do not forget to wear a flu mask.

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April 8, 2004 No.81 - Garage Sale -
Weather in Kyoto today -
A Mix of cloud and sun
Temperature(℃) Lo 4 / Hi 16
Sunrise 5:35am
Sunset 6:24pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - April 9, 2004
Generally Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 4 / Hi 21
Chance of rain 0%
Laundry-index 100%

We started a garage sale at our warehouse today.
It will open until April 11, 2004.
The opening hours are from 11 am to 6pm.
We are sure you will make a good find.
You can't miss it.


We are looking forward you to coming our sale.

Address: 3-18-27 Kohtari Nagaoka-kyo city,

Tel: 075-957-6462

Click here for the access. Thank you.

 

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March 23, 2004 No.80 - Radio Commercial Message -
Weather in Kyoto today -
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 6 / Hi 15
Sunrise 5:57am
Sunset 6:11pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - March 24, 2004
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 6 / Hi 15
Chance of rain under 40%
Laundry-index 30%

Since last February, we have advertised Le-noble Shijo shop and some selected products from Le-noble mail order department on a radio.

It is on the air for 10 minitues every Friday from 6:15pm to 6:25pm at KBS-KYOTO radio station.

Last Friday, I was on the radio and introduced Baccarat crystal.

It was my first experience to talk on a radio, so I was a bit nervous at first.
In addition it was a live program.
I felt my heart beat rapidly.
Fortunately, it ended without any trouble.

We will upload the record on our website shortly.
Although the radio broadcasting was done in Japanese, if you are interested, please visit us sometimes. You might find my voice be on the website. Finally, this coming Friday, our commercial message will be on the air at 6:10 p.m., so please tune in KBS-KYOTO radio. 1143KHZ.

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March 16, 2004 No.79 - What a nice weather -
Weather in Kyoto today -
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 8 / Hi 20
Sunrise 6:07am
Sunset 6:05pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - March 17, 2004
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 8 / Hi 21
Chance of rain under 0%
Laundry-index 30%

Last couple of days, it has been nice and warm weather here in Kyoto.
Cherry buds are put out every single of branch.
I can not wait for cherry-blossom time.
In the season a lot of people go for a cherry-viewing party, and spread a mat under a tree, where they enjoy drinks and foods.
Also some people sing and dance together, sometimes.

Sounds interesting, doesn't it?

In kyoto, cherry blossoms in Maruyama park is very famous because one of the trees is old enough to stand without splints but it still has beautiful blossoms.
The view is amazing.

You can enjoy cherry blossoms both daytime and night time because at famous sightseeing spots, they are usually illuminated.

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March 1, 2004 No.78 - London Tea Room -
Weather in Kyoto today -
Cloudy and Sunny later
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 10
Sunrise 6:27am
Sunset 5:53pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - March 2, 2004
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 8
Chance of rain under 10%
Laundry-index 50%

Last Saturday, I went to a famous cafe called London Tea Room after a long interval.
They do not serve any coffee but English tea.
It was about 10 years ago when I went there for the first time.
I remember that I was impressed very much of the taste and the atomosphere.
These days a lot of tea shops or cafes where we can drink genuine tea or coffee, are increasing all over.
So my first impression toward London Tea Room never awaked.....
However, there was a thing I still liked, which was that they serve some tea with brand cups such as Minton, Royal Crown Derby and so on.

It is very competitive world, so they need to differentiate, don't they?

I like to visit cafes a lot, if you have information about new, nice, or unique cafes, please write back to me.
Thank you.

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February 25, 2004 No.77 - Celebrate M's Getting Well -
Weather in Kyoto today -
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 6 / Hi 17
Sunrise 6:33am
Sunset 5:48pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - February 26, 2004
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 7 / Hi 13
Chance of rain under 20%
Laundry-index 60%

Our designer, Mr. M, had suffered a traffic accident last Monday.
We were very worried about him, because he did not come to the office for two days.
Today, he came to work with his 100-watt smile.
However, he is still suffering from a few bruises.

It was rain on last Mon., so the road was very slippery and low visibility.

Please take great care when you drive a car in the rain.

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February 17, 2004 No.77 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY -
Weather in Kyoto today -
A few clouds
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 13
Sunrise 6:43am
Sunset 5:40pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - February 18, 2004
Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 0 / Hi 14
Chance of rain under 10%
Laundry-index 90%

!!!!!It's my birthday!!!!!!
Yap! Yappie------!!
Today I become ○○years old.
Oooooooooops! I was about to make public. Phew--

So nice to be a bithday girl at any age.

See you.

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February 16, 2004 No.76 - Radio Ad. -
Weather in Kyoto today -
A few passing clouds
Temperature(℃) Lo -1 / Hi 10
Sunrise 6:43am
Sunset 5:40pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - February 17, 2004
Sunny and Cloudy later
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 13
Chance of rain under 10%
Laundry-index 70%

In our mail order dep., we mainly deal in the products of health and beauty.
We have started the ad on the radio of KBS Kyoto 1143 for 10 minitues from 6:15 pm on Fridays.

We are happy to send you the information of our selection, so please contact us below.
All you need is to write us your address and name.
Then you'll get our latest information shortly.

See you.

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February 9, 2004 No.75 - Blue Onion -
Weather in Kyoto today -
Mostly cloudy early, becoming mostly clear later
Temperature(℃) Lo -2 / Hi 9
Sunrise 6:50am
Sunset 5:33pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - February 10, 2004
Mainly Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo -1 / Hi 10
Chance of rain under 10%
Laundry-index 70%

How was your weekend?
Too cold to go outside?
Yesterday, I went to Matsuo with my friend where there are some famous shrines and temples.
Then we found a cafe, called "Blue Onion".
They serve coffee or tea with Brand's Cup & Saucer.
There are Herend, Meissen, Richard Ginori, and lots more.
Here are cups we had. Both of them are Herend.

If you have chance to visit Matsuo, please visit them, I am sure you can enjoy the cups and drinks there.
It's just in front of Matsuo Station on Hankyu railway of Arashiyama Line. When you across the road, you will see it on your right hand.

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February 2, 2004 No.74 - Study Abroad -
Weather in Kyoto today -
Rain likely
Temperature(℃) Lo 3 / Hi 12
Sunrise 6:56am
Sunset 5:26pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - February 3, 2004
Mostly cloudy skies early
Temperature(℃) Lo 4 / Hi 8
Chance of rain under 20%
Laundry-index 40%

A documentary program was on air last night. It was about some Japanese women's quitting their stable jobs and going abroad for studying their dream occupations.
The reason they want to study abroad is to find their identification mostly.
There were no concrete aims for them, according to the T.V. program.
The average date of staying is from 3 months to 1 year.
Relatively short, I thought.
Hopefully they could find what they want to do for their lifetime work and what they are.

The anchorperson concluded the program as saying that it would be very special experience for them in anyway.

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January 26, 2004 No.73 - Business trip to Europe -
Weather in Kyoto today -
Sunny and cloudy later
Temperature(℃) Lo 0 / Hi 6
Sunrise 7:01am
Sunset 5:19pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - January 27, 2004
Sunshine along with clouds
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 7
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 60%

Two of our staff members are going to make a business trip to Italy and England for buying new & attractive products from January 29 to February 8.
They will also attend some tableware shows held in Europe.
After they are coming back, another two members are going to Frankfurt in Germany to search for interesting goods in the Japanese market.
Shortly, we will introduce those new products to you, here on our website.

Please wait and see!!

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January 23, 2004 No.72 - Limited Edition -
Weather in Kyoto today -
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 5
Sunrise 7:02am
Sunset 5:15pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - January 24, 2004
Sunshine along with clouds
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 7
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 60%


Will you be excited when you hear the word, "limited edition"?
We, Japanese living in a huge material world, like to hear this word.
And now we are selling the limited edition of Wedgwood Jasper Portland blue Eve.
It has produced only 500 pieces in the world, and we are selling 25 plates out of them.
The back stamp said, "COMMISSIONED BY THE WEDGWOOD COLLECTORS SOCIETY IN A LIMITED EDITION OF 500".
It is just about to sold out!!
If you are interested in this product, please contact us below.
You'd better hurry!!
Thank you.

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January 20, 2004 No.71 - Closing Sales -
Weather in Kyoto today
Some sun am & increasing clouds pm
Temperature(℃) Lo 0 / Hi 11
Sunrise 7:03am
Sunset 5:12pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - January 21, 20004
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 0 / Hi 7
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 50%

One of our retail shop, Shinsaibashi store is going to close at the end of March in order to open a new shop at a better place.
The closing sale has already started since begining of this year.
We offer special price and service for your satisfaction.
If you have an opportunity, please come and see us.

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January 19, 2004 No.70 - Nothing safe to eat -
Weather in Kyoto today -
AM Rain & Remaining Mainly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 10
Sunrise 7:04am
Sunset 5:11pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - January 20, 20004
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 0 / Hi 7
Chance of rain 40%
Laundry-index 80%

Foot and mouth disease, mad cow disease, SARS, and now bird flu.....what in the world is going on?
Some Gyu Bowl stores, famous fast food serving beef on rice, are said to be running out of meat at the end of February. Because they depend 90% of their meat on the US and the Japanese gov. has barred the import of beef.
Once, it was said that virus of animals did not infect human beings; however, nowadays virus has developed in various ways and then infect human beings through animals such as AIDS virus.

Scary story but it is the real world...

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January 13, 2004 No.69 - Coming-of-age ceremony -
Weather in Kyoto today - January 13, 2004
Cloudy and snow later
Temperature(℃) Lo 0 / Hi 8
Sunrise 7:05am
Sunset 5:06pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - January 14, 20004
Cloudy and snow
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 5
Chance of rain 50%
Laundry-index 40%

This year's coming-of-age ceremony was held on January 12.
People who reach the age of 20 in Japan are celebrated at the ceremony.
There will be more thing to be able to do after come-of-age.
For example; given the right to vote, to drink alcohol, to smoke cigarrette and so on.

These days, it is said that the manner of people at the ceremony is getting worse because of lack of morality according to the media.
In the worst case, it had been involved in a police matter before.

Some of them are not matured enough to celebrate coming of age, maybe.

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January 7, 2004 No.68 - A Happy New Year 2-
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A Happy New Year2004!

Today,I(MORI) am writing this journal,because Ms.X is very busy.
I spent "San-ga-Nichi" in a relax mood.

May 2004 be the best for you!
Thank you.

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January 5, 2004 No.67 - A Happy New Year -
Weather in Kyoto today
Some sun this morning w/increasing clouds p.m.
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 10
Sunrise 7:06am
Sunset 4:59pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - January 6, 20004
A mix of clouds & sun in the morning
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 10
Chance of rain 0%
Laundry-index 80%

Today is the first day of working at Le-Noble head office.
How was your winter holidays?
Did you go to New Year's countdown party?
In Japan, we usually spend time with family eating "Osechi", or Japanese traditional New Year dishes.
"Osechi" foods are ordinally prepared in square boxes of japan ware. A variety of food is in it and each has a special meaning as New Year's dishes.
For example:
"Kuromame", or Black Beans - wishing for our perfect state of health
"Kazunoko", or herring egg - wishing for the flourish of offsprings
"Gomame" - or small dried sardine - wishing for ample harvest
"Konbu", or seaweed - wishing for a lot of happiness
"Kurikinton", or sweet chestnut - for wealth
"Datemaki", or a fish omelet rolled up and cut into thick slices

and lots more.....
Recently, more and more people buy "Osechi" dishes at a department store rather than cooking by oneself.

May 2004 be the best for you.

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December 27, 2003 No.66 - Hangover -
Weather in Kyoto today
Cloudy and Snow
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 5
Sunrise 7:03am
Sunset 4:52pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - December 28, 2003
Cloudy and later Sunny
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 10
Chance of rain 20%
Laundry-index 80%

As I told you, yesterday was our year end party.
Everyone had a good time with delicious food and drink showing appreciation each other of his or her effort.

In Japan, we usually talk to elders and betters with honorific language, however, in this type of party, we can freely mix regardless of rank or seniority. It is called "Bureikou".
My seat was just in front of section chiefs of accounting and sales section, fortunately ? or Un..
Anyway, Because it was "Bureikou" and I had some glasses of alcohole, I started takeoff of a section chief to his face, which I shouldn't have.....

My mimic of staff members escalated and finally I made a takeoff of our CEO. Sorry....
All of my imitation was not so good, but it became a good entertainment with the power of drink.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, I would like to apologize to them for my bad imitation.

Tomorrow, we will have a year-end cleanup.

Hopefully, I could write a journal tomorrow for the last one of 2003.

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December 26, 2003 No.65 - Year End Party -
Weather in Kyoto today
Mostly cloudy skies early then periods of showers late
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 13
Sunrise 7:03am
Sunset 4:52pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - December 27, 2003
Cloudy and snowy
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 5
Chance of rain 50%
Laundry-index 30%

Today, we are having a year-end party at a Japanese restaurant in Kyoto.
The restaurant has an accomodation facility in it.
So, those who want can stay there.
It is said that the bath facility over there is also great.
Personally, I would like to stay there and take a bath, but tomorrow I have to work as usual from 9 o'clock.
I had better go back home.......

Winter break is just around the corner.

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December 24, 2003 No.64 - Christmas -
Weather in Kyoto today
Sun along with patchy clouds
Temperature(℃) Lo 3 / Hi 14
Sunrise 7:02am
Sunset 4:50pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - December 25, 2003
Generally sunny despite a few afternoon clouds
Temperature(℃) Lo 5 / Hi 13
Chance of rain 0%
Laundry-index 90%

♪♪I〜'm dreaming of a White Christmas 〜♪♪
Unfortunatelly, at this year's Christmas it is not snowing in Kyoto.
However, we had snow fall last week and it piled up on the roof of Kinkakuji (Golden Pavillion - a famous temple in northern Kyoto city).
It was so gorgeous and you got to see it.

By the way, regarding the yesterday's news, a man who made big profits from stock markets tossed at least 1 million yen from the observatory of TV tower in Nagoya. The police gave him a strict reprimand and it was treated a troublesome event. However, it reminded me a scene from a movie.

In my childhood, I often watched the movie called "Christmas Carol". Yesterday's news reminded me the last scene of the movie. On the Christmas morning, Scrooge was glad that he was alive and became a good man opening a window and saying, "Merry Christmas!!" to everybody.
I remember when I first watched it, I was scared of three gohsts appearing on the movie. - Christmas past, Christmas present, and Christmas future.
But there were a lot of things to learn from it and it is still my favorite.

Best Wishes for Merry Christmas to you.

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December 19, 2003 No.63 - New Writers Coming -
Weather in Kyoto today
Overcast with rain showers at times
with snow showers overnight
Temperature(℃) Lo 1 / Hi 8
Sunrise 7:00am
Sunset 4:48pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - December 20, 2003
Rain & Snow in A.M., Change to all rain in P.M.
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 6
Chance of rain 50%
Laundry-index 40%

These days I was too busy to write the journal everyday, but we would like you to visit our sight everyday.
Therefore, I recruited two members in Osaka office as the journal writers.
Our site will be more exciting with full of information, I bet.

Please wait and see.

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December 16, 2003 No.62 - New Lineup -
Weather in Kyoto today
Mostly Cloudy Skies
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 10
Sunrise 6:58am
Sunset 4:47pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - December 17, 2003
Mostly Cloudy in the afternoon
Temperature(℃) Lo 5 / Hi 13
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 70%

New items are lining up at our stores.
One of the items we would like to introduce is a very practical and fabulous item from Bridgewater pottery in England.
Bridgewater was founded in 1985 by Emma Bridgewater.
Every items are hand-painted or printed by craftsman.
From the pattern of British taste, we can easily get simple and warm atmosphere.
We deal in a variety of mugs so far.
Please click here to see our selection.

Thank you.

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December 15, 2003 No.61 - Winter Break -
Weather in Kyoto today
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 3 / Hi 12
Sunrise 6:57am
Sunset 4:47pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - December 16, 2003
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 10
Chance of rain 40%
Laundry-index 50%

A winter break of our head office including on-line store will start on December 29, 2003 to January 4, 2004.

Winter breaks of our retail shops are as follows;

KYOTO SHIJO STORE - January 1 to 2, 2004 (Please note: on Dec. 31, it will be closed at 6 p.m.)
NAGAOKA STORE - Dec.30 to January 3
KOBE SANNOMIYA STORE - Dec.30 to January 2
OSAKA DIA MALL STORE - Dec.31 to January 1
FUKOKU STORE - Dec.31 to January 2
SHINOSAKA STORE - OPEN EVERY DAY (but open hours might have some change)
SHINSAIBASHI STORE - Dec.30 to January 1

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December 10, 2003 No.60 - Christmas Decoration -
Weather in Kyoto today
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 2 / Hi 12
Sunrise 6:54am
Sunset 4:45pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - December 11, 2003
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 8/ Hi 13
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 10%

Let me introduce our new items from Italy to you, today.
They are very suitable for Christmas ornament.
As you can see from our photos, they are made by glass and very dainty piece of products.
Hope, you'd like it!

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December 9, 2003 No.59 - A Card From Helsinki -
Weather in Kyoto today
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 4 / Hi 10
Sunrise 6:53am
Sunset 4:45pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - December 10, 2003
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 3/ Hi 11
Chance of rain 20%
Laundry-index 80%

Yesterday I've received a post card from Helsinki.
It was from one of my friends who works for a company in Finland.
Postcards or letters from abroad always make me want to travel abroad.
Since North Europe has been one o
f my ideal countries for a long time, hopefully, I want to visit there next summer.

Ooops! I've forgotten to write Christmas cards to my friends overseas.... I should finish them by this weekend at the latest.

By the way, write to me anything at the address below.
Thank you.

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December 8, 2003 No.58 - Morning Tea -
Weather in Kyoto today
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 5 / Hi 10
Sunrise 6:52am
Sunset 4:45pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - December 9, 2003
Sunny in am and Cloudy later
Temperature(℃) Lo 5 / Hi 11
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 80%

It was very cold this morning here in Kyoto.
Getting hard to get up, isn't it?
What I do every morning in winter is to drink hot Japanese tea.
A lot of caffein is in it, so it wakes me up.
Recently I bought a tea set of Richard Ginori, called Buongiorno White, and I feel elegant drinking morning tea with it.
It really works to wake you up!!
Please try it.
Thank you.

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December 4, 2003 No.57 - A Business Friend from Italy -
Weather in Kyoto today
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 5 / Hi 14
Sunrise 6:49am
Sunset 4:45pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - December 5, 2003
Sunny in am and Cloudy later
Temperature(℃) Lo 11 / Hi 15
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 80%

We were having a guest from Italy since last Tuesday.
We have contributed a good relationship with them for a long time since his father's days.
This time, he came to do business with both of our Kyoto and Osaka trading sections.
I, a writer of this journal, belong to the trading section in Kyoto, but unfortunatelly I couldn't attend to the business meeting with him in the daytime.
However, my prayer was answered and I could join the dinner meeting.
I might belong to a "Entertaining section" (which does not exit in our company so far). HA HA HA.
Mr. L and Three of us enjoyed 'Tempura' dinner with exchanging both important and not so important information.
In terms of not-so important information, we introduced buzzwords of this year in Japan to him such as "Gets" used often by a comedian called Dandy Sakano, and "he he he..." by a Japanese T.V. program titled 'Fountain of Trevia'.
Since he told us that he would visit Akihabara after leaving Kyoto, we also introduced the word "Otaku", which means mania, especially for animation, and comics.
We hope he could use the above words to his Japanese freinds for fun, and we are sure he will be more popular by using them. However, if they were used at inappropriate occasion........, scary to imagine.(Just kidding, though)
Of course, he knows the right occasion.
The above was the story of Tuesday night.
Then on Wednesday, There had a long business meeting with him in the afternoon, (to which I didn't attend) however, I who belong to "Entertaining section" joined the Wednesday dinner meeting, Of course.
The dinner was Chinese and we enjoyed the conversation and dinner very much.

Finally, Dear Mr. L ,
(writing just initial because I am not sure if it is appropriate to write your name.)
Thank you very much for the cookies you brought for us.
They were very good and we like them very much.
Hope you have a safe trip back home.

Also we are looking forward to seeing you again sometime in near future.
Please tell thank you to your family and staff, too.

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December 1, 2003 No.56 - Christmas items -
Weather in Kyoto today
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo - / Hi 16
Sunrise 6:46am
Sunset 4:46pm
Weather in Kyoto tomorrow - December 2, 2003
Partly Cloudy
Temperature(℃) Lo 11 / Hi 15
Chance of rain 10%
Laundry-index 90%

Christmas items are up on our English page.
Have you arranged Christmas presents for your friends overseas? Delivery will take more time than usual, so please make sure to order us ahead of time.
Thank you for your consideration.

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