2012.8.20

It was another hot day.
There were many good sports news today such as the victory of Ms. Mika Miyazato (宮里美香) at the Safeway Classic in Oregon and two home-runs of Mr. Ichiro (イチロー) of New York Yankees.
But the most impressive news was the Victory Parade of the Medalists of London 2012 in Ginza (銀座).  71 medalists participated in and about 500,000 people came to see them.  It started at 11 AM, and they marched by 2 open cars and 5 open buses for 20 minutes for about 1 km.
There were 7 gold medalists on the contrary to the expectation but 38 medals in total were the most in Japanese Olympic history.  People got inspired and impressed by each performance.  In spite of the time difference, many people enjoyed watching many games.  Thank you very much. 

2012.2.5

There was a big news. A 17 years old Japanese high school student, Ms. Madoka Sugai (菅井円加) got the 1st prize at the 40th International Ballet Competition in Lausanne, Switzerland (Prix de Lausanne). She was the best for classic and temporary.
It's been 23 years for a Japanese to be a champion since Mr. Tetsuya Kumakawa (熊川哲也) won.
She said she has practiced every day till in the night.
Practice makes perfect, doesn't it?
Congratulations!

１１月２０日（jyuichi gatsu hatsuka）： November 20

It was cloudy in the morning, but became fine later. It was rather warm, very rare for November.
There was women's Yokohama International Marathon race and Ms. Yoshiko Kisaki (木崎良子) won at 2.26.32. They say if it was cooler, the record was much faster.
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks became the 5th champion after 8 years for the Nippon Series 2011.
Congratulations!

１０月１８日（jyugatsu jyuhachi nichi）： October 18

Today Chunichi Dragons (中日ドラゴンズ) became a champion for the Central league of Japanese baseball for 2 years straight. It is their 9th victory and it is the first time to win two consecutive championships in 76 years of their team history since 1936.
For the manager Hiromitsu Ochiai (落合博満), 57 years old, it was the 4th victory during his 8 years management. He will retire after this season.
Congratulations!
I am not a big fan of baseball. But after the championship games, there are bargain sales at the related department stores which is a little bit attractive.

７月２６日（shichigatsu nijyuroku nichi）： July 26

I have just watched the sports news and known that Mr. Ryosuke Irie (入江陵介) got the bronze medal for men's 100 meters backstroke at the World Championship in Shanghai. Time was 52.98. This is the first medal for Japanese at this meeting. Congratulations!

Backstroke in Japanese is either haiei (背泳) or seoyogi (背泳ぎ).

六月七日（rokugatsu nanoka）： June 7

Today it was very fine and warm. It's been already a week since June started. June is famous for rainy season, but it seems we will have another week till it starts.
There were big news regarding professional baseball games. In Japan baseball is one of the most popular sports. During the interleague tournaments two new records were established today.
One was at the 7th innings 10 consecutive base hits were made by Chiba Lotte Marines (千葉ロッテマリーンズ)against Tokyo Yakult Swallows (東京ヤクルトスワローズ). This was the first in the professional baseball history.
Soon after that Orix Buffaloes (オリックス・バッファローズ) achieved the same record at the 6th innings against Hiroshima Toyo Carp (広島東洋カープ). Total of these two teams made the 43 base hits (Orix 25, Carp 18) which was the most during the interleague match.

六月五日（rokugatsu itsuka）： June 5

It was very hot like summer today.

There were two big sports news today. One was the 4th victory of wheel chair tennis player Shingo Kunieda (国枝慎吾) at the French Open. He also won the doubles.
The other was the 16 consecutive victory of Koji Murofushi (室伏広治) of hammer-throwing at the 94th National Championships of Athletics. His record was 77 meters 35. His father was also a famous hammer-thrower.
Congratulations!

三月二十八日(sangatsu nijyuhachi nichi) ： March 28

Good news!
The queen of the 100th Anniversary World Figure Skating Championships is a Japanese skater Asada Mao(浅田真央), 19 years old. It's been 2 years since she became the gold medalist last time and this was the second time for her to be a champion at the World Figure Skating Championships that is the first in Japanese women's history.
In this special occasion, both Japanese man Takahashi Daisuke(高橋大輔) and Japanese woman Asada Mao(浅田真央) became champions which is really nice. Congratulations!!

Today was senshuraku (千秋楽), the last day of March Grand Sumo Tournament. There is only one yokozuna Hakuho(横綱白鵬), grand champion after yokozuna Asashoryu(横綱朝青龍) left in February. He won the championship with a complete victory. This was his 13th victory. Congratulations!!