This is because of the TV program "Begin Japanology", broadcasted in English from NHK (a Japan public TV casting company) in midnight.
The program introduces Japanese topics probably interesting for foreigners, such as Nabe (the hot pot cuisine, which I introduced in my last issue of this blog.), Sento (public bath), Bento (a lunch box cuisine), Kendo (Japanese swordsmanship) etc. Mr. Peter Barakan, a middle aged guy from London) plays as a caster. I love his English speaking (pronounciation and voice), and his speaking speed is quite good for me as an exercise of listening.
Several issues of the program have been archived in YouTube. All are quite fine. I wish we could get all the back numbers from YouTube or even NHK web site.
Today I would like to introduce a Japanese board game, Shogi, like Chess. I enjoyed Shogi with my father in my childhood. Another game of my favorite was mah-jong, played with my family (mother, father, grandfather, and my younger sisters) with no bet of cash.
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