While being so near to us, water is the most puzzling substance in our life. After 40 years of research works on the mysterious movement of water with the help of computer simulation and the advance of analysis skills, have we actually found a new story that can tell us more about water? It has
Looking for an apartment in Japan can be complicated for foreign students because of the difference in renting system, the language limitation, and the way how Japanese view the foreigner itself. In the case of Okayama University, if you’re coming alone and this is your first time to Japan, you can ask your professor to
“Camera is an expensive hobby,” said my father to me. I remember it was in 1996, and a film-roll was worth ten meals in Indonesia. Of course, that excludes the additional cost to develop the film. The moment when I got the film, I know that there are only 36 shots before another set of
I met several foreign students who told me that Okayama University is a low-rank university with mediocre publications. The statement was made while pointing out that many other universities in Japan have a better position in a certain ranking system, which unfortunately I am not familiar with. Interestingly, they were students of Okayama University itself,
Most foreigners who came to Japan with little knowledge or skill in the Japanese language will certainly have experience of being praised by the Japanese with this sentence. When the Japanese people start to point this phrase to you, it actually indicates that your Japanese is very bad. I said “indicates” and that doesn’t mean
