September 23th, 2015 Miyako International Community Radio via Miyako Harbor Radio 82.6 FM [LIVE]

Producer: Hisao Hashimoto
Navigator: Saaya Tazawa
Members: Adam Ramli, Hisako Yamaguchi
Interpreter: Togo Sasaki, Ito Shunsuke

Thank you very much for the great show as always, folks.
Because Eri san was away with her samurai group to do some presentation for the 400th anniversary of Miyako port, Then, Yamaguchi san was there for the substitution of Eri san.
But because Yamaguchi san was little nervous and was not comfortable to be the navigator, So, Saaya san from Miyako harbor radio was in charge for the navigator, and she did the excellent work.

For the show, we were mainly talking about how Adam san spent his silver week holidays since he was the only one gaikokujin member there. He said he ate SOWRDFISH for the first time at the sea food festival.
Togo san, tried to interpret the word SOWRDFISH into Japanese, so I got in to help him.
I knew how the swordfish look like:

"Swordfish commonly reach 3 m (9.8 ft) in length, and the maximum reported is 4.55 m (14.9 ft) in length and 650 kg (1,430 lb) in weight."

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordfish

However, somewhat, I interpreted SOWRDFISH as "sanma" which means saury in Japanese.

"Saury can grow to a size of about 5 cm (1.97 inches.)"

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saury

When I noticed to the mistake, I corrected it.
Then, Togo san asked Adam san if Adam san know saury fish.
He said no, but he knows "saury" as the name of some Japanese girls'.

Yeah, we were lost in the translation again, but it was fun as always.

Thank you very much again and I will see you at the next show!!

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Blogs and AdSense http://itoshunsuke.blogspot.jp/2015/07/blogs-and-adsense.html When I see my Adsense page today, I see some numbers!! *Yay* Last time I open this page after years about 10 days ago, I found that I had made only 78 yen, and other numbers on the list were zero yen. But now, I see "+224 yen!!" This is GOOD. I will donate whatever I make from my blogs to the city of Miyako. Then, hopefully the city of Miyako will let people know by saying "The blogger, Ito Shunsuke, from Miyako has donated 10,000 yen!!" on city paper. So, I will get more traffic, and it will make even more money. Then, I probably can donate 100,000 yen next year, and 1,000,000 yen for the following year, so on. When it reach to 10,000,000 yen, I will say *LOL*

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