Notes:
rockfish (魚)きちじ；
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People can live about 100 years. What about fish? Well, a man caught a 200-year-old fish off the coast of Alaska. Henry Liebman, who lives in Seattle, Washington, has been deep-sea fishing for years, but he came back with the biggest rockfish ever caught on June 21. It was longer than 1 meter. Most fish stop growing, but the rockfish just keeps getting bigger. You can tell the age of a rockfish not only by its size but also by its ear bone. The bone grows one ring every year, just like a tree. Scientists are checking the ear bone now to find out the exact age. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
a calendar with era names: 和暦
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This Thursday was a special day. Why? Because the date was 12/12/12. This was the last time that the year, month and day are the same for a long time. It won’t happen again for another 89 years. We have to wait until January 1, 3001. Then the date will be written 1/1/1. Japan also uses a calendar with era names. The era changes when the emperor changes. If we use that calendar, the next special day will be much sooner than 3001. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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