Cracking your neck bone could make you a human vegetable!

I heard that cracking one's neck bone is very dangerous. It can cause cerebral embolism(脳塞栓)  so I think even young people should be careful not to crack their neck bone.

When I was a junior high school student and playing with one of my classmates, he played a bad prank on me, turning my neck so heavily because he believed he was able to do the same level of massage as a chiropractic therapist. My neck bone gave a screaming sound then.  If there had been something unfortunate, I wouldn't be writing this blog now. Oh my god!

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[注意：練習で勝手に翻訳させて頂いたものなので、翻訳文の正確さは保証しかねます。原文は、下記のリンクからご覧ください。]

[Source] http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/new-foreign-minister-says-hell-work-to-patch-up-relations-with-china

Ishida says he'll work to patch up relations with China
石田外務相「中国との国交回復に向けて努力する」
政治部・2012/12/30　日本時間 03:00PM 
 
東京－
 
日本の外務大臣は、領土問題の論争が急増し、国交を数ヶ月間に渡ってこじらせている中国との関係修復に向けて努力すると述べた。　
 
（外務大臣の）岸田文雄は「私は両国の外務相同士による対話と同様に、政府間でも良好なコミュニケーションを取る事がとても重要だと信じている」と報道関係者とのインタビューで述べた。
 
岸田は「外務相として、私は二国間の対話を深める努力をする事が何よりも重要だ」と述べた。
 
安倍晋三新内閣ではハト派寄りとして知られる岸田が、外交トップの仕事を始める。中国との絆が、不穏な領土問題の後で幾分改善の兆しを見せているからだ。
 
今月上旬の国民投票で、東京都が購入した東シナ海の島々（尖閣諸島）について率直な宣言をして、阿倍総理は保守派の支持を得た。総理は、尖閣諸島について日本はその主張を妥協しない、と誓った。
 
中国も同様に、同国は魚釣と呼んでいるその島々について権利を主張している。
 
加えて、安倍総理は平和憲法の改訂について考慮すると述べ、北京やソウルの当局は緊張を高めている。
 
しかし彼は早急にその論調を和らげ、日本の最大の貿易相手国である中国との絆を改善したいと述べた。彼は自身が称する"忍耐強い交流"を通して解決策を求めている。
 
岸田は、「新内閣を右寄りとする見方がある事は自覚している」、また「国家として、我々は堅固な国家安全保障を築くため、必要な事を実行する義務がある」と述べた。
 
元銀行員でもあり、与党の自民党内でリベラルな派閥を主導した55歳の岸田は、阿倍総理によって（※現職に）予想外の抜擢を受けた。
 
しかしながら、安倍内閣として初の在任期間の中で国務相としての彼の経験は、ロシアとの領土問題や沖縄問題の対処において、追い風になったと受け止められている。
 
日本とロシアは、北方領土の島々の所有権を巡る未解決の紛争のために、第二次大戦以降、一度も平和条約を結んだ事がない。　
 
 沖縄では、大規模な米軍関係者の常駐は地元住民による議論の主要な原因となっているが、それは東京と米国政府（※ワシントン）間の防衛協定における不可欠な要素でもある。　

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以下は、この記事に寄せられていた読者のコメントから一部を選び、翻訳してみたものです。

[The following is some of readers’ comments.]

• In terms of International Relations Japanese are by and large straight shooters ; and so even with their best efforts they will not be able to manage a manipulative dragon with ulteriour motives. . .
• Neo-nationalism proves to be good for politics, but bad for business. Such is the confusion of globalization.

　・国際関係の点において、日本人はおおむね生真面目で正直だ。なのでたとえ彼らがベストを尽くしても、腹黒い狡猾な竜に対処する事は出来ないんじゃないか。
　・新国家（国粋）主義は政治には良いと証明されているが、ビジネスには悪影響がある。グローバリゼーションの混乱がその好例だ。

 

◆What is Neo-nationalism？（新国家（国粋）主義とは？）
参考/refer to：http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110219202658AAG3TFB
例文/sample sentences：http://www.wordnik.com/words/neo-nationalism
Wikipedia：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-nationalism
 
・・・結局よく分かんないんだけど、要は新しいタイプの愛国主義という感じで覚えとけばいいのか？ネィティブスピーカーでもあんまり分かってない人が多そうな感じですね。

2012/12/06 翻訳練習01（英文和訳：ニュース01）

【文字数(日時除く)】英文：228 word  和文：506word
【ソース】NHK World English
 (http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20121205_42.html)
【所要時間】
英文読解：5分　  
翻訳、段落ごとの見直し、全文通しで見直し：40分
  計：45分

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Human-raised albatrosses lay eggs at new habitat
 
Japanese experts on birds say that an endangered albatross has, for the first time, laid an egg in a new breeding site on an island in the Pacific.
 
Researchers at the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology carefully checked video footage of the egg under a seated male albatross at a new habitat on Mukojima Island. The island is located about 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo.
 
The footage was captured by NHK's remote-controlled cameras last month.
 
Researchers concluded that the egg was recently laid by a female mate of the male albatross as they found bloodstains on the egg. They expect the egg to hatch in about two months.
 
The bird is one of the human-fed chicks on Mukojima Island. They were brought from the volcanic island of Torishima, 350 kilometers to the north, and left the island later.
 
Some of them returned to the new breeding site on the Island last year and they were expected to lay eggs this year for the first time.
 
The deputy chief of the institute, Kiyoaki Ozaki, says that the objective of this project is for the birds to reproduce and keep their number at a sustainable level.
 
The resettlement project for the bird was launched by the Environment Ministry and the institute four years ago to protect the albatross, a government-designated natural treasure, from extinction.
 
Dec. 5, 2012 - Updated 12:20 UTC (21:20 JST)

(和訳)
養殖アホウドリ、新繁殖地で産卵
 
日本の鳥類専門家が、絶滅が危惧されているアホウドリが太平洋の新しい養殖場のある島で初めて産卵をしたと述べた。
 
山階（やましな）鳥類研究所が、聟島（むこじま）の新生息地での座った状態の雄のアホウドリの下にある卵のビデオ映像を注意深くチェックした。聟島は東京都の約1000km南方に位置している。
 
ビデオ映像はＮＨＫの遠隔操作カメラによって先月撮影されたものである。
 
研究者らは、卵に血痕が見られたことから、卵はつがいの雌のアホウドリによって最近に産卵されたものと結論付けた。彼らは卵は二か月のうちに孵化するものと予想している。
 
産卵した鳥は、聟島で養殖されたひなの一羽である。彼らは火山のある鳥島（聟島の350㎞北方）から運ばれ、後に島を離れたものである。
 
彼らのうち数羽は聟島の新繁殖地へ去年戻り、今年初めて産卵するものと予想されていた。
 
同研究所の副主任、尾崎清明（おざき きよあき）氏は、この計画の目的はアホウドリが繁殖し個体数が持続可能な水準に保たれる事である、と述べた。
 
アホウドリの再定住計画は、環境省と同研究所によって、国指定天然記念物である同鳥を絶滅から保護するために４年前に始められたものである。
 
　－2012年12月5日、協定世界時[UTC]12:20（日本時間21:20）更新

Younger generations NOT against deploying Osprey

"Citizens' march to seek prompt relocation of Futenma Air Station to Henoko" has been held on the 28th in the city of Ginowan, Okinawa prefecture.
A 20's woman told the press the cause of taking part in the demonstration, said "Actually younger generations don't oppose deploying Osprey. More than that, The majority of us are afraid of China who are intruding Japanese territorial waters around Senkaku (Uotsuri)  islands."

【29/10/2012 translated by me. the original article (in Japanese) is here: http://www.worldtimes.co.jp/today/kokunai/121029-3.html)】

（記事一部抜粋）沖縄・宜野湾市で２８日『普天間飛行場の迅速な辺野古移設を求める市民行進』が行われました。
参加した２０代の女性は「若者たちはオスプレイ反対なんて言ってない。それより、尖閣領海に浸入しているナカ国に脅威を感じている人が多い」と、デモ参加の動機を語った。
世界日報１０月２９日 

《My impression》
I suppose many newspapers and TV stations who often broadcast manipulated report and stir up the feeling of Anti-US marines are likely to have been taken in by the anti-Japan organization who hates Japan or wants to rule us, such as the Communist Party in China. Japanese should be more wary; a majority of us have already been brainwashed not to be aware of looming nation's dangerous. I'm afraid to say but anti-Japan people have already built nests especially in mass media and the political world. We must be sensible when we see such things. However, I think common Chinese citizens are not so evil; The problem is the Communist Government of that country. They censor their citizens and instill oblique history and wrong information about Japan to their people.

Who gain profits if US Marines withdrew from Okinawa?

※今回は英語で書いてみました。主旨は、沖縄の婦女暴行事件が報道されていますが、どうして米兵がこういうことをするといちいち報道されるのか？（日本人同士や他の在日犯罪者によってもこうした事件は日々起こっているはずです）
日本人の反米感情が高まり、もし沖縄から米軍が出て行く事になれば喜ぶのは誰か？（チュー国かな？）という事です。

【The following is an excerpt from NHK World English News http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20121017_22.html?play】
"Okinawa governor express anger over alleged assault"

Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima has expressed strong resentment over the alleged sexual assault of a woman by 2 US servicemen in Okinawa Prefecture, saying the incident is utterly senseless.

Nakaima made the comment in a meeting with Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto in Tokyo on Wednesday.

He urged the minister to strongly demand that the United States cooperate with investigations of the incident and step up discipline among its servicemen.

Morimoto replied that he is also extremely angry about the incident. He said the government is gravely concerned, adding that such inhumane action cannot be tolerated.

Morimoto said he believes the US military has failed to take appropriate measures to prevent such incidents. He told Nakaima that he will ask the United States to take concrete steps to strengthen discipline.

Morimoto said the government will also urge the US to move swiftly to convene a meeting of the Japan-US joint committee of foreign and defense officials to discuss the incident and how to prevent a recurrence.

Oct. 17, 2012 - Updated 03:56 UTC (12:56 JST)
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【My thoughts】
Of course such a crime is NOT definitely allowable. But I'm regret to say that assaults on women by Japanese criminal also occur any place in Japan, maybe almost everyday? But why such crimes don't appear on TV, and why some news stations report every time when it was by an American serviceman in Okinawa?

Who gain profits when Japanese' anti-US sentiment soars? What if US Marines withdraw from Okinawa? Those who must be pleased is China. I happened to see the pictures that shows some  people, who was taking part in anti-US-marines events, had paper fans whose design is the same as the Chinese flag.
It is also said that part of Japanese mass-media has connection with Chinese Communist Party. It's really a shame that there are such people inside Japan.

you can see the article about this assault case written by a man of insight through this link (sorry but written in Japanese): http://www.newsweekjapan.jp/reizei/2012/10/post-490.php

And if you like, some interesting pictures that I mentioned above can be seen here(the photoes are located in the lower part of the article): http://maruzo3.blog45.fc2.com/blog-entry-1150.html

about iPhone4S, public opinions for No-Nuke...

Recently, I bought iPhone4S! It's my first smart phone. But I have been taken a lot of hours to get used to it. I'm often irritated with it, because things doesn't go well as I like. Of course my ex-cell phone has been already worn, but I wonder it was ever necessary for me to make use of latest, and sometimes very complicated gadgets. I like simple life. Life is short.

By the way, I noticed that the articles written down on today's Yomiuri shinbun(Japanese newspaper) seemed to be against public opinions most of which advocate NO-Nukes.

Yomiuri just worried what our convenient lives will be if all nuclear power station turn off, or that the perspective without nuclear power isn't clear. One of those who oppose independence from nuclear power are Keidanren (the Federation of Economic Organizations). Heads of that organization consist of executives of big companies. They just want to keep their interests. It's just hypocrisy they saying beautiful,plausible words if they needs nuclear power for their cause. The risk is too bad and nothing can pays it. What do you think?

Today's diary

Despite my previous words, I'm too busy to write this blog everyday. In my work, I'm getting deeper and deeper from just studying to do more practical jobs. It's hard, but I feel better because I feel like I can serve others little by little. And oppotunities to use English are getting increasing. I'll appreciate everyday life and enjoy all the work.

Today's diary

My current working time is between 7.5 and 8 hours a day. And my commuting time is a little over one hour. I think such a life schedule is not so harsher than normal Japanese workers'. But I get heavy drowsy almost every day when I come back home. Maybe I haven't been so accustomed to my current life style yet. I'm easy to get upset when I can't go home on schedule because I'm not used to working over fixed time. but one of my friends says it's usual for Japanese office workers and that it's like marathon, so I will be get accustomed to doing it. I felt contradictory feelings... I wish I got used to working overtime, but I wanna do anything but that! Further more, I'm pressed by my superior to come to the office earlier. He says "you should have at least finished e-mail checking by the fixed starting time of work." But it seems that experienced colleagues come to the office shortly before the starting time. But I'm just a fledgeling, so I think I have to make efforts more than other colleagues, at least, for some periods.