Physiognomy

A human can be transformed into
a completely different person in many different factors,
one's hairstyle, plump, clothes ,ornaments and so on.

If he would have shaved his eyebrows,
his facial expression would be very scary !

On the other hand,
if he will be on a diet and wear glasses,
he will be able to look to serious salesperson
or a scholar.
Perhaps he must be seen younger than before.

Summer of Japan

The high school baseball tournament
in Koshien Stadium is one of the events
that are indispensable in the summer of Japan.

Koshien Stadium

He is one of
the high school
baseball players.
His position is a pitcher.










Who is he ?

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Japanese TV viewers tend to choose the program
in the appearance of the performers (Announcer or anchor)
than the program content.

For example,
they are casters
of the famous news program of Japan.

If appearance only,

Stretch Show

Stretch Show on TV program.

Basic

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Next are applications.

New joined player

His name is Castellanos.
He signed a contract
with a Japanese professional baseball team,
Tokyo Yomiuri Giants.

This team is
famous for
using a lot of money
to the reinforcement
of the players.














Reinforcement of the players?
Where is this player this team ( link ) reinforced before?

Shoten X Day

Shoten is the TV program of Japan,
that is the comedy show of the Rakugo (by storytellers)
recognized widely since 1996.
The host of this program is Utamaru Katsura.
He is often absent from a program recently
for his sickness from advanced age.
X Day is the day the host of this program will change.

Who is 
the next 
host of
Shoten ?










No one knows the next host.
But they're able to expect.

Meshi-Uhma

"Meshi-Uhma" is the word born from communication of
 a bulletin board of the Japanese internet.
The meaning of "Meshi"is rice or a meal,
and the meaning of "Uhma"is "a meal is too good."

This phrase includes another meaning.
It is that the taken meal is remarkably good
while seeing others' unhappiness.

Paraphrasing this phrase by a different phrase,
it is that "he enjoys drinking while seeing others' unhappiness."
Or it is that"others' unhappiness is the one like a liquor appetizer."
These are"on schadenfreude."

The target seen as Meshi-Uhma

She has gained weight
by overeating.

TV star's real feelings

He is a famous TV star in some country.

He has said real feelings by a feast.
That is a reason that he makes the position dangerous at present.

In some country,
it is a taboo 
to speak about him !  Who ??

Announcer's crime

He is the announcer (the caster) who has trouble
on his hands.

The last general

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

He is the last general in the Shogunate Government of Edo
which was in Japan 150 years ago.

His political competence is unknown quantity.
It is because a reign period of his general was too short.
Anyway when his achievements is mentioned,
it is that Shogunate Government of Edo has been brought to an end
without doing political intervention of foreign countries.
And it id that Edo-jo  (Edo Castle)  was surrendered to a new government
without taking out sacrifice of much general citizen.

Edo Castle

Newscaster5

He is a famous newscaster.
He was suspended for six months
without pay on Tuesday following revelations
that he exaggerated tales
from an Iraq War mission in 2003.
(from CNN news)

Key person's disgraceful affair of the news
was taken up extensively by the American mass media,
but also Japanese much couldn't understand the contents.
It is because newscaster's much of the Japanese news
always exaggerates the contents.

By the way,
Japanese much doesn't like distinguishing
between foreigner's faces.
For example, he is a famous actor.

Morning commuter train

In Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia,
confusion of a morning commuter train
is too severe, and is regarded as questionable.

Newscaster4

He is acting as the "chairman "
by the news program of Japan.
He is not an anchor

which performs news commentary. 

He will be 60 years old soon !

Newscaster

He is a famous newscaster in Japan.

An old-man problem of Japan

Japan is a country with many old men.

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On TV program,

Cute !

Very cute !

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He is a newscaster.

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He is a famous COP (police officer) in Japan.
His nickname is Daimon-san, Dekacho, Dancho.
Of course, he is a fictional character in TV drama.