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persimmon カキ;
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My wife tells me that the pear season is coming to an end. That makes me feel sad because I love Asian pears. I like the pears that are grown in the U.S. and Europe, too, but I prefer Asian pears because they are crisp as well as juicy! However, I have been doing a lot of traveling around Aichi Prefecture recently. I have to go to kindergartens, day care centers and elementary schools to watch my students teach. Everywhere I go, I see orange persimmons on trees. It may be the end of the pear season, but I am happy that we are still in the middle of the persimmon season. (by Prof. Doulgas Jarrell)
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Today is Sports Day. It used to fall on October 10 until the “Happy Monday” system began in 2000, but it has been on a Monday every year since then. The weather today is supposed to be good almost everywhere in Japan, so go outside and get some exercise. Play a sport or go for a hike in the mountains. Ride your bicycle along a river. Go for a walk in a park and enjoy watching the other people there. This weather isn’t going to last forever. Soon it will get colder, and you will want to stay inside most of the time. Go out and enjoy it now while you can. (Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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