Looking back to 2017
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Only one day is left this year.
The Japanese Kanji Proficiency Society choses the kanji of the year (今年の漢字）
with represents the event ot that year through a national ballot in Japan.
The character with the most votes is announced at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto.
Japanese character choses to represent the events of 2017 was the
“北”
北（kita) means ” North”. It mainly refrects the situation of North Korea..
今年の漢字は「北」が選ばれましたね。
According to the questionnaire held by Nigty news ,
Top 10 ranking news selected is as below.
No.1 Kim Jong-Nam killed at Malaysia Airport
No.2 Mao Kobayashi passed away
No.3 North Korea Missile Test
No.4 Moritomo Galuen’s scandle of constructing elementary school
No.5 Kake Gakuen’s scandle of newly eatablishing new veterinary department
No.6 9 bodies found at apartment in Zama city
No.7 Scandle of Japanese manufacture like Kobe Steel,Nissan
No.8 Sota Fujii win streak of 29 games of shogi (Japanese chess)
No.9 Park Geun-hye former Korean President arrested
No.10 Namie Amuro announce to retire
Looking back to 2017, there were many horrified and sad news and scandles.
But still we also had blight news.
Niftyニュースのアンケート結果で選ばれた今年のニューストップ１０
怖ろしくてな悲しいニュースや不祥事が多かったです。
でも明るいニュースも。
14-year-old boy Sota Fujii had a big impact to the world of Japanese chess (shogi) this year.
His fan got wildly excited at his win and shogi were sold like hot cake.
Shogi was reconsidered as tool to create the power ot logial thinking and concentration.
I also follow the trend to buy shogi.
藤井4段の活躍は将棋界にも大きな影響を与えました。
将棋は論理的思考力や集中力を伸ばすので
我が家もブームに乗っかり将棋を買いました。
Diva Namie Amuro’s announcement to retire as of September 2018 also had a big impact.
It makes me feel the end of one era in Japanese music as I was grown up with her music.
Many people pay attention to her last performance on TV music program kohaku
on New Year’s Eve.
安室ちゃんの引退も衝撃でした。
一つの時代がおわるんだなあとしみじみ。
明日の紅白は絶対見なくては！
What kind to 2017 was it for you ?
May wish you a Happy New Year !!
あなたにとって2017年はどんな年だったでしょうか。
よいお年を！
Play Japanese tradtional music in Tokyo – “Koto” (Japanese harp)
30/12/2017
