なかなかスゴイ番組ですが、英語が理解できると本当に面白いです。
From Wikipedia...
The Japanese blood type theory of personality is a popular belief that a person's ABO blood type is predictive of their personality, character, and compatibility with others. It was a serious scientific hypothesis which was proposed early in the 20th century, which gained currency within the Japanese public. This theory has long since been rejected by the scientific community. (For a proponent, see Masahiko Nomi). This belief has been carried over to a certain extent into other parts of East Asia, and South Korea. In Japan, asking someone their blood type is considered as normal as asking their astrological sign. It is also common for Japanese-made video games (especially role-playing games) and the manga series to include blood type with character descriptions.
The blood type diet is an American system whereby people seek improved health by modifying their food intake and lifestyle according to their ABO blood group and secretor status.[43] This system includes some reference to differences in personality, but not to the extent typical of the Japanese theory.
The Japanese blood type theory of personality is a popular belief that a person's ABO blood type is predictive of their personality, character, and compatibility with others. It was a serious scientific hypothesis which was proposed early in the 20th century, which gained currency within the Japanese public. This theory has long since been rejected by the scientific community. (For a proponent, see Masahiko Nomi). This belief has been carried over to a certain extent into other parts of East Asia, and South Korea. In Japan, asking someone their blood type is considered as normal as asking their astrological sign. It is also common for Japanese-made video games (especially role-playing games) and the manga series to include blood type with character descriptions.
The blood type diet is an American system whereby people seek improved health by modifying their food intake and lifestyle according to their ABO blood group and secretor status.[43] This system includes some reference to differences in personality, but not to the extent typical of the Japanese theory.
個人的には、この手の辞書が一番早く引けます。
電子辞書と比べてもこちらの方が（自分は）はるかに速いです。
また、単語数が圧倒的に多い。
（英字新聞の単語は英和辞典に載ってないのが結構あります。）
あと、安い（千円台）、結構軽いというメリットがあります。
まあ、分からない単語も辞書を引くことはめったに無いです。
何回も出てくる単語ならそのうち意味がわかりますよね。
電子辞書と比べてもこちらの方が（自分は）はるかに速いです。
また、単語数が圧倒的に多い。
（英字新聞の単語は英和辞典に載ってないのが結構あります。）
あと、安い（千円台）、結構軽いというメリットがあります。
まあ、分からない単語も辞書を引くことはめったに無いです。
何回も出てくる単語ならそのうち意味がわかりますよね。
14才の母
Very difficult choices to make.
It is said that the number of girls aged under 14 or under giving birth
has increased 2.5 folds in the last 15 years.
One of the reasons why so many girls miss their chances of abortion is
their ignorance of the "facts of life".
Under the law, termination of pregnancy is allowed for up to the
21st week of pregnancy. However they will often go beyond this period,
simply because they can't realize what will happen when they become
mothers.
To be continued.
Very difficult choices to make.
It is said that the number of girls aged under 14 or under giving birth
has increased 2.5 folds in the last 15 years.
One of the reasons why so many girls miss their chances of abortion is
their ignorance of the "facts of life".
Under the law, termination of pregnancy is allowed for up to the
21st week of pregnancy. However they will often go beyond this period,
simply because they can't realize what will happen when they become
mothers.
To be continued.
ジャパンタイムズを”violin”で検索したら、
最初の記事が菊田さん、高橋さんのチャイコフスキーバイオリン製作者コンテスト
での１，２フィニッシュでした。
がんばれ日本！
Violin maker pulls the right strings
By Raymond Zhou (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-03-11 08:24
The craft of violin making is shrouded in myth and mystique, as can be evidenced in the movie The Red Violin, but Zheng Quan is determined to debunk them.
"Violins made in China used to be seen in other countries as just toys," says the director of the Violin Craft Research Institute attached to the Central Conservatory of Music and an NPC deputy. "But nowadays people look at us with respect."
Zheng explains that violin making is divided into two major categories - factory manufactured and hand-crafted. China churns out about a million pieces each year in the mass-production sector, which roughly translates into one-third of the global market share making it the largest violin maker in the world in terms of quantity, he says.
But when it comes to making top-of-the-range violins, craftsmanship of the highest order is required. This is where Zheng shines. He is widely credited with training most of China's top talent in the field. Last year, his students won two gold and two silver medals at a prestigious Italian competition for violin making. And the year before, seven of the 20 awards went to Chinese contestants.
"The quality of our violins is getting higher and higher, and we're fast approaching world standards," he says with pride.
A Shanghai native, Zheng was playing violin with a small performing troupe in Anhui Province during the late 1970s. He took up making the instrument in the early 1980s. "I never wanted to become a violin maker. My childhood dream was to be a virtuoso violin player."
The same stig-ma has proved a stumbling block in recruiting new students. "A violin maker basically has a home business," he says. "Even though our graduates have extremely good earning prospects the first batch has all gone abroad young people prefer working for big companies."
Zheng himself was sent to Italy in 1983 where he studied the craft for five years. Upon returning, he took on the role of establishing the trade in China, which has since gone on to produce some of China's best violins and to train its best apprentices. With a host of 24 international awards and four gold medals in various competitions, he has emerged as the country's grandmaster of violin making.
"We have an advantage in talent. Chinese people are meticulous and good with their hands. Our natural handicap is the violin is a Western instrument and for many of us it is an acquired taste."
最初の記事が菊田さん、高橋さんのチャイコフスキーバイオリン製作者コンテスト
での１，２フィニッシュでした。
がんばれ日本！
Violin maker pulls the right strings
By Raymond Zhou (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-03-11 08:24
The craft of violin making is shrouded in myth and mystique, as can be evidenced in the movie The Red Violin, but Zheng Quan is determined to debunk them.
"Violins made in China used to be seen in other countries as just toys," says the director of the Violin Craft Research Institute attached to the Central Conservatory of Music and an NPC deputy. "But nowadays people look at us with respect."
Zheng explains that violin making is divided into two major categories - factory manufactured and hand-crafted. China churns out about a million pieces each year in the mass-production sector, which roughly translates into one-third of the global market share making it the largest violin maker in the world in terms of quantity, he says.
But when it comes to making top-of-the-range violins, craftsmanship of the highest order is required. This is where Zheng shines. He is widely credited with training most of China's top talent in the field. Last year, his students won two gold and two silver medals at a prestigious Italian competition for violin making. And the year before, seven of the 20 awards went to Chinese contestants.
"The quality of our violins is getting higher and higher, and we're fast approaching world standards," he says with pride.
A Shanghai native, Zheng was playing violin with a small performing troupe in Anhui Province during the late 1970s. He took up making the instrument in the early 1980s. "I never wanted to become a violin maker. My childhood dream was to be a virtuoso violin player."
The same stig-ma has proved a stumbling block in recruiting new students. "A violin maker basically has a home business," he says. "Even though our graduates have extremely good earning prospects the first batch has all gone abroad young people prefer working for big companies."
Zheng himself was sent to Italy in 1983 where he studied the craft for five years. Upon returning, he took on the role of establishing the trade in China, which has since gone on to produce some of China's best violins and to train its best apprentices. With a host of 24 international awards and four gold medals in various competitions, he has emerged as the country's grandmaster of violin making.
"We have an advantage in talent. Chinese people are meticulous and good with their hands. Our natural handicap is the violin is a Western instrument and for many of us it is an acquired taste."