[Tamago86]

^ so the issue exists only in hokkaido? just wondering*

The anti-foreigner sentiment most likely exists wherever there's a large amount of military-esque people, such as Okinawa and some areas of Hokkaido. I live in Hokkaido and I've never seen such signs, but then again I live in Sapporo, which is kind of far from Otaru (the city with a major port used by Russians where all this took place). The signs are pretty rare though, if Japanese people don't want you to eat in their restaurant or whatnot they'll just tell you they're full or busy, which I'm sure happens in places like America too..It's a sad thing, racism, but it's probably one of the things you're least likely to encounter when in Japan so I wouldn't worry about it. I've been here for awhile and haven't been the object of any racism.

And it should be noted that the majority of the people who go after and raise hell about these "No Foreigners" establishments are Japanese people themselves. It really appalled alot of the people here when it happened, because people in Hokkaido like to brag about how they treat foreigners more warmly than other parts of Japan and treat them as if they were Japanese rather than just some foreigner.

[STARSohsobright]

I really need someone to translate this for me. TT____TT;
Someone on myspace said he thinks Teruki from An Cafe died.
And they are my favorite band.
And i'm really hoping it's not true.
He had translated it himself, but with an online translator and it came out really bad.
Can someone please translate this?

T R A N S L A T E
--------------------
お疲れ様です輝喜death。今日は明日の撮影に先駆けて衣装の確認、その後は事務所でレディオカフェの収録を行いました。
そしてこの度、４年半お世話になったドラムセットをついに売りに出すことになりました�。前々から考えてはいたんですけど、「アンカフェらしさ」が自分の中にはっきりとイメージできた今、そのイメージとあのセットは違うんですよね。アルバム制作と先月の色彩亜音で決心がつきましたし、次に必要な物の形も見えたので�。次にあのセットを使ってくれる方もすごくドラム大好きな方なので安心です！ライブ見に行ってあげなきゃね�。あのセットはね、沖縄にいた１年間ずっと練習一緒だったし、東京に来てからはレコーディング、ワンマンは必ず一緒だったんですよ。ワンマンの会場が大きくなる度に「こいつと二人で東京出て来て、とりあえずゼロからここまで来た！」って思ってました。一人ぼっちで上京してきた僕と一緒にいてくれたのがこいつでしたからね�運ばれて行った後すっごい悲しかったし、家に着いて少し泣きました。今までありがとう、ホントに。
--------------------



ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU.
♥♥♥♥♥

[Tamago86]

I really need someone to translate this for me. TT____TT;
Someone on myspace said he thinks Teruki from An Cafe died.
And they are my favorite band.
And i'm really hoping it's not true.
He had translated it himself, but with an online translator and it came out really bad.
Can someone please translate this?

T R A N S L A T E
--------------------
お疲れ様です輝喜death。今日は明日の撮影に先駆けて衣装の確認、その後は事務所でレディオカフェの収録を行いました。
そしてこの度、４年半お世話になったドラムセットをついに売りに出すことになりました�。前々から考えてはいたんですけど、「アンカフェらしさ」が自分の中にはっきりとイメージできた今、そのイメージとあのセットは違うんですよね。アルバム制作と先月の色彩亜音で決心がつきましたし、次に必要な物の形も見えたので�。次にあのセットを使ってくれる方もすごくドラム大好きな方なので安心です！ライブ見に行ってあげなきゃね�。あのセットはね、沖縄にいた１年間ずっと練習一緒だったし、東京に来てからはレコーディング、ワンマンは必ず一緒だったんですよ。ワンマンの会場が大きくなる度に「こいつと二人で東京出て来て、とりあえずゼロからここまで来た！」って思ってました。一人ぼっちで上京してきた僕と一緒にいてくれたのがこいつでしたからね�運ばれて行った後すっごい悲しかったし、家に着いて少し泣きました。今までありがとう、ホントに。
--------------------
ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU.
♥♥♥♥♥

The first sentence just says otukaresama Teruki death, umm..I guess he was just trying to be clever by using both Japanese and English and trying to convey that Teruki has finally gone to a better place. You usually say お疲れ様です(otukaresama) to people who are done with a long day's work and are going home, so he was probably using it metaphorically.

In the beginning he talks about how he's finally decided to sell the drama set he's been using for 4 and a half years, because it no longer has the same feeling of "An Cafe" that it did when he first started using it. He says the whole year he was in Okinawa they always practiced together on that set and after he came to Tokyo they always did recordings and one-man shows together also. He then writes "When the one-man shows attracted more people I always thought like we came here together, to Tokyo, and from nothing we've worked our way up to this and have come so far. He was the one who was always by my side when I came alone up to Tokyo...After being carried back I was torn up inside, and I arrived home and cried alittle. Thank you for everything, thank you so much".

I guess he kind of jumps around with his thought process in the end...

[STARSohsobright]

So, did Teruki from An Cafe die? O_O; TT____TT
Ugh. I'm crushed.

I loved him so much.
He was probably the funniest member from An Cafe. ><;


Thankyou so much for translating it for me.
<3

[putasmileon]

Dec 25 1998, Otaru tourist from Kansai Jon Letman is refused entry to Yunohana, because, according to the boy at the front, "foreigners allegedly carry diseases" ("Gaijin kara byoki ga derurashii"). Manager refuses to come out to explain this stance to Letman further.

Ahaha this is hilarious.

[Tamago86]

So, did Teruki from An Cafe die? O_O; TT____TT

Yea that's how I'd take it

Dec 25 1998, Otaru tourist from Kansai Jon Letman is refused entry to Yunohana, because, according to the boy at the front, "foreigners allegedly carry diseases" ("Gaijin kara byoki ga derurashii"). Manager refuses to come out to explain this stance to Letman further.

Ahaha this is hilarious.

There was a report released recently by a Japanese scientist claiming that around 1/4 of the Japanese population carries HIV because almost no one here uses protection. We don't even have sexual education courses in my school here about how to use condoms and stuff.

[putasmileon]

There was a report released recently by a Japanese scientist claiming that around 1/4 of the Japanese population carries HIV because almost no one here uses protection. We don't even have sexual education courses in my school here about how to use condoms and stuff.

Is that true??!! O_O I see コンドーム自動販売機 all over!! Hrm, pretty sad.

[Tamago86]

Is that true??!! O_O I see コンドーム自動販売機 all over!! Hrm, pretty sad.

Actually 1/4 seems way too large, I'll try to find the report again..It is a growing problem though, because of the general ignorance about STDs here..Also because of the status of women here..Here's an article I found partly about that

We are aware of complaints by (AIDS) activists," said Teruo Otake, the education ministry's director of school sex education. "The school curriculum takes into consideration the opinions of parents and teachers who point out that explicit details are not necessary for children who are not ready for it."

Even more frustrating, AIDS activists and some academics say, is a culture that discourages female assertiveness.

"While modern Japanese women have certainly made strides toward social equality, tradition plays a big part in restricting their rights when it comes to sexual matters," said Yasuko Muramatsu, professor of women's studies at Tokyo's Gakugei University.

"A woman initiating the issue of HIV with their partners and asking them to use condoms would appear rude and challenging, an image she would want to avoid."

Nozomi Mizushima, SWASH program manager, says the low status of women has complicated her group's AIDS prevention work.

[putasmileon]

We are aware of complaints by (AIDS) activists," said Teruo Otake, the education ministry's director of school sex education. "The school curriculum takes into consideration the opinions of parents and teachers who point out that explicit details are not necessary for children who are not ready for it."

Even more frustrating, AIDS activists and some academics say, is a culture that discourages female assertiveness.

"While modern Japanese women have certainly made strides toward social equality, tradition plays a big part in restricting their rights when it comes to sexual matters," said Yasuko Muramatsu, professor of women's studies at Tokyo's Gakugei University.

"A woman initiating the issue of HIV with their partners and asking them to use condoms would appear rude and challenging, an image she would want to avoid."

Nozomi Mizushima, SWASH program manager, says the low status of women has complicated her group's AIDS prevention work.

Hard to ask their partners to put on a rubber??! Rude or challenging? Hmph.. no love nor respect.....

[orangecake]

Hard to ask their partners to put on a rubber??! Rude or challenging? Hmph.. no love nor respect.....

悲しいけど、それが日本の現実なんだよね・・・。
自分勝手なセックスとか、お気軽すぎるセックスは問題外だけど、多くの日本人の男の子、女の子がセックスに関する情報を得るのは、ドラマとか映画とかマンガからだと思うんだ。
でもその中で、コンドームをつけてるシーンなんてほとんど見たことないよ。
これだけ情報が氾濫してる中で、あまりに無防備すぎると思うな。
厚生労働省と文部科学省は、もっと現実に目を向けて、「スマートなコンドームの付け方」とか教えるべきかもね。

[Tamago86]

厚生労働省と文部科学省は、もっと現実に目を向けて、「スマートなコンドームの付け方」とか教えるべきかもね。

amen! 本当だ！残念ながらこの問題が深刻な状態になるまで厚生労働省とかは何もしそうにないけどなぁ。。その時までにもう遅すぎるってこと分からないのかな？　僕は喜んで日本人の友達にゴムの正しい使い方教えてあげるさ

[putasmileon]

Wow.. be above the influence.

[orangecake]

『流氷の天使』クリオネがエサを食べる様子をテレビで見たよ・・・。
かなり怖い。
Lynn、知ってた？

[little mixed girl]

i'm sure tamago86 is all about teaching the girlies about sex ed

aturo debito
i remember him from when i was in high school

[Bea]

How would you say 'I Cannot speak Japanese well' ? or 'I don't Understand'

[orangecake]

How would you say 'I Cannot speak Japanese well' ? or 'I don't Understand'

'I Cannot speak Japanese well'
わたし　は　にほんご　が　うまく　はなせません。
watasi wa nihongo ga umaku hanasemasen.

'I don't Understand'
わかりません。
wakarimasen.

[imuhhater]

I'm taking Japanese right now in high school. It's my 2nd year of learning it. Thanks a lot for making this thread. When I need lelp I'm gonna come to this thread

Same here. I'm in my second year of learning Japanese in high school. It's so freaking hard for me. I don't apply myself to it. *sigh*

[Bea]

'I Cannot speak Japanese well'
わたし　は　にほんご　が　うまく　はなせません。
watasi wa nihongo ga umaku hanasemasen.

'I don't Understand'
わかりません。
wakarimasen.

Thank You! I really needed that, hehe

[orangecake]

Thank You!

どういたしまして。
dou itasi masite.

[Rain__]

Is there anyway I can make まっすぐに into 5 syllables and いってください into 7 syllables????
we're suppose to be doing Tanka poems for Jpn ISP...but it seems very hopeless to me right now... -0-