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• 倍金萬
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• 2018/02/14 11:44

Those of you who have crossed the ocean to come here to Los Angeles and Japan
are always concerned about something related to your travel between Los Angeles and Japan.

If you have anything to say or questions, please feel free to write.
I'll try to write "something" as well.

Example ：
What means do you use to call when you return to Japan?

Which seat on the plane do you prefer, Aisle or Window, front, back,

Which airline do you think has the best food?

Which mode of transportation do you use to get to the local area?

and so on and so on

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#4624

• Baikinman
• 2026/09/24 (Thu) 11:00
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This is Baikinman. For some reason—perhaps a mix-up—I haven't been able to post my writings lately.

I believe it started around 2009—excluding the pandemic period—and whenever I travel to Japan once a year, I walk the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage, dividing the full circuit into roughly one-quarter sections and completing about two and a half circuits so far.

To be continued...

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#4627

• Baikinman
• 2026/09/26 (Sat) 13:31
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I haven't traveled to Japan yet this year.

Did I go last year? My memory isn't so clear—my dementia is getting worse.

I remember meeting up with four friends from junior high school at the ticket gates of Kunitachi Station on the Chuo Line in Tokyo

and going to a nearby restaurant.

According to K, who organized the trip, he tried calling everyone on the list from the old class reunion roster, but

either most of them had changed their phone numbers or those numbers were no longer in use,

so he couldn’t reach anyone. Well, it can’t be helped—we’re all over 80, after all.

I thanked K for all his hard work.

When you’re over 80, even if you’re still alive, you’re practically an alien—it’s so sad...

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• Baikinman
• 2026/09/27 (Sun) 21:42
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＞ The ticket gates at Kunitachi Station on the Chuo Line in Tokyo

That said, I imagine many of you don’t know exactly where “Kunitachi Station on the Chuo Line” is located in Tokyo.

To begin with, people usually read “Kokuritsu” as “kokuritsu,” right? But it’s actually pronounced “Kunitachi.”

Even I, who was born and raised on the eastern outskirts of Tokyo, used to pronounce it “kokuritsu” until around middle school.

Sorry for the pointless comment.

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#4629

• 高杉くん
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夏の日本行きチケット去年より＄700くらいあがってて死にそうです

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#4630

• 佐々オート
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４６２９
若いもんはイースタンをお使いなさい。

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• 一心太助
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• 2026/06/09 01:51

I think the ramen shop in Pacific Square was "Daisuke".
The portions were American size and I was full.
I remember there was also an udon shop somewhere with the same name.

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• 冷蔵君
• 2026/09/26 (Sat) 21:57
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Almond
Men-Bei ！ That brings back memories. I used to love the Stamina Don. My daughter lives in San Jose, and she sent me a photo.
It showed the owner of Men-Bei hard at work. The restaurant is called Men-Bei Ramen. The address is 1349 Coleman Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95050. If I ever have a chance to be in the area, I’d love to go there and try the Stamina Don.

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• Baikinman
• 2026/09/27 (Sun) 19:37
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Is that Santa Clara, CA 95050?

That's a little too far.

Even getting to Gardena or Torrance can easily take an hour if the freeway is crowded.

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#12

• ヒザガクガク
• 2026/09/28 (Mon) 02:53
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Oh, ！ so Menbei moved to the Bay Area, huh? I checked Yelp, and sure enough, the owner is ！

. By the way, if you use Street View to step inside Hakata Ikkosha, it’s actually Menbei （ lol ）
. It brings back so many memories. I used to love their mapo rice and gyoza.

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めんべいは9/28日で閉店のようですね。

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#15

• 冷蔵君
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入口のドアに”CLOSESING　September 28, 2026”の張り紙がある写真を見つけました。メッセージは「これまでたくさんのお客様に足を運んでいただき、皆さまとの出会いと、共に過ごした時間に 心から感謝をお伝えしたいと思います。長年にわたりMEN BEI RAMENをご愛顧いただき、 本当にありがとうございました。」との事でした。もしかしてトーレンスに戻ってくるのかな？

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• 我
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• 2022/11/15 20:08

Gone again ？

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#4473

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• 2026/10/07 (Wed) 09:44
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生徒さんの事が心配。ただただ善意の人で、次のレッスンにはレストランに行く事を提案してくれたり( 食事中も授業料が発生するという事。) 私がレッスンと食事は別と言ったら、彼女は後から酷く怒った。普通の感覚だったら、レストランでご馳走してもらってその上授業料も払わせるだなんてあり得ない。
彼持ちでイベントとかに連れて行ってくれようとして、彼の友人と私たち二人の分のチケットも取ってくれると言っていた。彼女はとても甘え上手、お願い上手。
まだ若く、勉強熱心で、日本大好きな彼が傷つくような事にならなければいいけど、どうしたらいいかわからない。

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#4474

• ずっと
• 2026/10/07 (Wed) 09:47
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昔VOGAという雑誌がLAで発行されていた。その配達員が、毎回大量の雑誌を箱ごと何箱も廃棄していた。雑誌を作っていた人たちは全てを注ぐほど一所懸命だったはず。毎回そんな大量に廃棄されていただなんて想像だにしなかっただろう。
私が拾って、何軒かの日系マーケットの前に置けばよかったのだろうけど、毎回大きなダンプスターの中に捨てられていて拾えなかった。VOGAに連絡して言うのも告げ口みたいになってしまうと思って出来なかった。
早くに廃刊になってしまって、あの時何とか出来なかったんだろうかと今でも苦しく思い出してしまう。人が必死に頑張って築いた物を平気で台無しに出来る人たちがいる。

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#4475

• すた丼
• 2026/10/07 (Wed) 09:49
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数年前、トーランスのすた丼屋で働いていた独身男性が病気で亡くなった。
その時以来、その男性が住んでいた家の管理人が彼のNissan車に乗り、仕事も止めて、すた丼屋の男性の貯金で羽振り良く暮らしているとその家の同居人が言っている。
日本から来た遺族の方たちはそれを知らず、ただ感謝して帰って行った、と。
もちろん人伝の話なんてデマも多いし、人の言う事をそのまま鵜呑みにするほどアホじゃないけれど、ご遺族の連絡先をご存知の方、( 葬儀はFukui mortuaryかKubotaだったか忘れた) とにかく彼が車と貯金を持っていた事は伝えて欲しいとの事です。

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#4477

• タゲられ
• 2026/10/07 (Wed) 17:03
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完全無視しているのに、まだ毎日テキストしてくる。
カウントダウン3️⃣って、まるでホラー。
昨日キャンディーズの歌がどうこう書いてきて、相変わらず謝罪要求してきてるけど、私がキャンディーズの事で何をした？
二ヶ月ちょっと前、あなたに夢中を歌った時、踊らないと！って言われた。踊らなかった事で謝罪要求してきてるの？訳わからない。(ちなみに、あなたに夢中のピンク服ランちゃんは神がかり的に可愛い)

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#4478

• My side of the story
• 2026/10/07 (Wed) 17:27
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今日水曜日。毎週水曜日ダークトライアド女がわざわざバスで往復3時間以上かけて大勢いる場にShe is crazyと騒ぎに行き、他の日本人二人も一緒に言っているそうなので、実際の事情を書く。

まず一人は、有り余る性欲をいつも持て余している80過ぎの男性。いつも女性に関係を迫り、口癖は、銀行に一億ある、死んだら全部あげる、面倒みて、と言う。私と親友は、お金なんかいらないけど面倒はみるよ、ご飯も作ってあげる、と話していた。あと、一億あるって人に言わない方がいいよ、悪い女が寄って来るよ、お金は娘さんにあげなよって何度も言ってたのだけれど、娘とは全く一緒に暮らしてないし、日本人じゃないし肌も黒いから可愛いと思えない、と。私と親友は、そんな事言ってたって、お金も家も全部娘さんにいくよねーって話してた。そんなの関係なく、寂しい寂しい言ってる老人だから私たち二人でご飯作ってあげたりしようねって話してた。
案の定38歳(当時)の日本人女性にタゲられて、さんざん振り回されるようになってしまった。幾らお金や物を持って行っても、彼女は底なしに要求し続ける。スタバでコーヒー買って来て、煙草買って来て、CVSに$60持って来て、aloのスニーカー買って、トレーナー買って、スウェット買って、一品$200から$300するような物を毎週買わされていた。私と親友は、彼女は全部現金化してるね、と話し、何人もの男に同じ物買わせて、一つ以外は現金化してるって事に気付いてた。
本人も、あいつの携帯は男の番号がたくさんある、みんな客か、などと話していた。車の中での事が済むと、はいチェック、と手を出される、と。ウェイトレスのバイト先のレストランで肉を盗んでいたのがばれて$3000払わないといけない、助けて、とか。
30代の魅力的な女性が80の爺に本気になると思う？と聞いても、いやーあいつ、私には◯◯ちゃんしかいないっていつも言ってくるんだよ、と。
私の親友の意見は、本人楽しんでるんだからいいんじゃない？
私も、確かに。彼女には月$1000まで、とか決めて楽しむ分にはいいかもね、って返事した。
でも彼女はマキャベリスト。80の爺を振り回して、不安にさせて、出来るだけお金を引き出そうとする。その度に私に、助けて、死にそう、一緒にいて、などとテキストしてきて、しょっちゅう何時間も何時間も、半日以上もその爺の運転する車に一緒にいなければならなくなった。
私が一緒にいないと、彼女のいるLAに行ってしまいそうになる。お金を渡さないと、頼まれている物を買わないと怒る、と。普段女性を物のように見ている男が、マキャベリスト女からは逆に手の平で転がされ、苦しんでいた。
その当時わたし自身とても苦しい時で、正直老人の色事に何十時間も付き合っている場合ではなかったのだけれど、死にそう、助けて、といつもテキストしてきて、放っておけなかった。
はっきり言ってその爺の車にいる半日以上や一日中は地獄のようだった。何度も何度も関係を迫ってきて、そしたら◯◯のところになんか行かない、と言って。
私が断る度に、あーあ！いい事ねーなー！と強い口調で言う。この爺の強い溜息は不機嫌ハラスメント。不満やイライラを誇示して女性をコントロールしようとする。そして相手を呆れた対象として扱って、自分の方が立場が上であると暗に示し、言う事を聞かせようとしている。
女性を物のように扱い、あいつはブス！すごいブス！と頻繁に言い、私の友人の事もそう言ったから私は怒った。
頬にキスするよう言ってきて、断ったら酷く不機嫌になり、それぐらいみんなするのよー！と言っていた。爺のお金に群がる女性たちはそうかもしれないけれど、私はそんな事しない。
最終的に、預けてた荷物を取りに来いよ！と皆の前で私を怒鳴りつけた。
女が断り続けると、それが男から女への憎しみに変わる事がある。
皆に私の事を、She is crazy!!と頭の横で人差し指を回して言うようになった。

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• 患者
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• 2026/10/10 18:22

ダウンタウン　LA の近くで、日系にかかわらず、必要な時に話しを聞いてくれるような、患者に優しい医者を誰かご存じですか？

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• きりぞう
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• 2026/09/17 16:20

My mother has dementia. It’s quite severe, and she can’t remember anything for even a minute.
I’m posting this in the hope that anyone with experience living with a mother who has dementia might be able to offer advice or insights. Thank you in advance.

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#2

• Baikinman
• 2026/09/18 (Fri) 21:55
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Kirizo-san,

I’m in my late senior years, too, and I’m starting to show a few signs of “dementia.”

Does your mother have severe dementia? That must be really tough.

I hope someone in a similar situation reads this thread—I wonder if there’s anyone out there.


Is there anyone out there? ？ ？ ？

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#3

• サンシャイン
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• 2026/09/20 (Sun) 13:02
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After my friend retired, his wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
In the early stages, there weren’t many problems, but as the disease progressed, she began wandering around the neighborhood and was taken in by the police several times, so we installed an interior lock on the door to prevent her from going out alone.

Eventually, she lost control of her bladder and bowels, so he had to put her in diapers and, when she soiled herself, carry her to the bathtub to wash her. It looked so difficult that I suggested he place her in a care facility, but but no matter how advanced his dementia was, there were times when he would return to his normal self. He feared we had abandoned him during those moments, and if we placed him in a facility, he would likely pass away within a few months to a year. So he refused to listen, insisting he wanted to care for him himself and see him off.
After that, he had a nursing bed installed at home through his insurance provider, Kaiser, and would go over to help whenever he needed assistance.

I’d sent four children to college, so I had no financial leeway and was constantly working.
Since I’d left everything related to the children and the household to my wife, and hadn’t really repaid her for all she’d done, I told her I’d do everything I could to care for her. A few years later, my wife passed away.
Watching her, it seemed less like she was truly alive and more like she was simply being kept alive; when she passed away, he said he had no regrets because he’d done everything he could, but I felt that I could never do the same.

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#4

• Baikinman
• 2026/09/27 (Sun) 19:29
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Sunshine,

That friend of yours is a wonderful person. I wonder if I could do something like that...

In our household, it’s the other way around—I’m starting to lose my mind, and sometimes I end up being a burden to my wife.

I “forget” things every now and then, and my wife—who’s a feisty one—gives me a real earful, but

since there’s nothing I can do about it, she puts up with it. She’s a great wife.

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#5

• きりぞう
• 2026/10/06 (Tue) 17:39
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私の母も見ていて辛いです。まだトイレは自分て出来るます。これからどんどん悪化していくしかないのでしょうか。。。。

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#6

• サンシャイン
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• 2026/10/06 (Tue) 23:01
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友人の奥様が認知症になった時はまだ良い薬がありませんでしたが、今は薬もあるので病院で検査すれば、良い薬を処方して貰えるので進行を大分遅らせる事が出来るはずです。

日本だと高額医療補助があるので金銭的に助かりますが、アメリカの保険がどの程度カバーしてもらえるのか分かりません。
製薬会社の中には、利益をほとんど開発費に投じて作った薬もあるので、高額な物もあります。

友人の息子さん二人が医者で、家族の支えで金銭的には余裕がありました。
アメリカの自己破産の一番の原因は医療費なので、どうにもならない時は自分は日本国籍なので帰国する事も考えています。

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• SS
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• 2026/10/05 17:21

SSリタイアメントベネフィットを受け取られてる方、受け取りを申し込まれたのは何歳でしたか。
もし良かったら理由と、感想を聞かせて下さい。
人其々なのは充分承知ですが、結果として良かったなどの感想に興味があります。
私はまだ受け取っていません。

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#1

• D
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• 2026/10/02 10:51

どんな人が貧乏臭いと感じますか？
皆さんの意見をお聞かせください。

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#2

• 友人の携帯から
• 2026/10/02 (Fri) 16:17
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人を叩いたり嘲笑うのがお好きな方がスレ立てしたんでしょうね。

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• mii
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• 2026/09/17 03:35

Hello. I’m a woman in my late 20s.
I’ve been staying in Los Angeles for a few months for work, but I’ll be returning to Japan soon.
Since I’m here in the U.S. anyway, I want to buy things now that I might regret not buying later, thinking,
“I wish I’d bought this ！ ”
once I’m back in Japan.
In particular, I’d like to know if there are any items that aren’t sold in Japan, items that are quite expensive in Japan, or items that Japanese people living in the U.S. actually use and say, “I recommend this ！ ” , please let me know ！
Food ・ Snacks ・ Seasonings ・ Cosmetics ・ Daily necessities ・ Kitchenware ・ Clothing ・ miscellaneous goods—any category is welcome.
I’d also love to hear about “things you unexpectedly missed after returning to Japan” or “items you stocked up on before returning home.”
I’d be thrilled if you could share your recommendations ☺ ️

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• ken
• 2026/09/17 (Thu) 03:38
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Tapatio Sauce ！ Recommended as an accompaniment to tacos ！

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• あき
• 2026/09/18 (Fri) 02:42
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I highly recommend Trader Joe's seasonings ！
There are many flavors you don't often see in Japan, and since they're lightweight and don't take up much space, I think it's a good idea to pick some up—whether as souvenirs or for yourself ！

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• ジョー
• 2026/09/18 (Fri) 11:49
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Personally, I really like tahini on cut fruit.

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• まる
• 2026/09/18 (Fri) 15:25
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The OXO salad spinner. It's bulky, but I get the impression it's expensive in Japan.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. I've never seen them in Japan.

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• Baikinman
• 2026/09/18 (Fri) 20:54
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There sure are a lot of recommended items out there.

I’m in my late senior years myself; my parents have passed away, and my only sister has cut off all contact with me after a huge fight with my wife.

I’ve had my share of issues with my mother’s side of the family as well, so I’ve lost touch with them too.

Also, my best friend from high school is the same age as me, so we’ve even lost touch via email.

I still travel to Japan once a year, but there’s no one left I can contact or meet up with.

As a result, I now travel around Japan without bringing any souvenirs.

I apologize for going off on a tangent.

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• シニア65
• 2023/09/23 09:56

How many elderly people of Japanese descent are living in LA? We would be happy to be a place of rest and relaxation for the elderly who use the Koryu Hiroba. We think the eligibility is from 65 years old and up.

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#1104

• 倍金萬君
• 2026/08/25 (Tue) 19:06
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Today, here in the San Fernando Valley, where I live, the

high temperature hit the 100°F/38°C mark.

I simply can't stand outside for even 15 minutes.

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#1105

• 倍金萬君
• 2026/08/30 (Sun) 15:58
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Even now, it's 98°F/37°C in the shade of my backyard. It's just so hot.

The other day, I had the chance to meet up with some Japanese friends who live in Gardena and Torrance, and

I was surprised to hear everyone talking about the temperature in “Celsius.”

Until then, I had believed that Japanese people here in the U.S. also talked about temperatures in “Fahrenheit.”

The reason for this is that for over 50 years, I’ve been following local events through the news on the major TV networks (CBS, NBC, ABC ）), so I’ve been getting my weather forecasts from those same channels.

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#1106

• 倍金萬君
• 2026/09/01 (Tue) 10:49
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This brings back memories, too.

It was back when I hadn’t even been here for many years yet

When I translate the lyrics, I start to feel an overwhelming sense of nostalgia for my hometown

Though it’s not quite the kind of hometown described in this poem...

Linda Ronstadt

On Blue Bayou

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SWvRm5TzmcQ

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#1111

• 倍金萬君
• 2026/09/11 (Fri) 17:39
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The term “Bayou” in #1106 refers to the following location:

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4% E3%83%A6%E3%83%BC_(%E5%9C%B0%E5%BD%A2)

It also sounds like a song in which someone who has moved to the city longs for their hometown.

I was born and raised on the eastern outskirts of Tokyo. I was born about a year before the （ End of the War ） Commemoration Day.

Back when I was a child, the eastern side was a residential area, but toward the city center, fields and farmland stretched as far as the eye could see.

So, on sunny evenings, I used to see a small silhouette of Mount Fuji in the direction of true west.

When I hear this song, it somehow reminds me of my hometown—back when I used to catch medaka and crayfish in the irrigation ditches among the fields and farmland.

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#1112

• 倍金萬君
• 2026/09/11 (Fri) 18:01
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Lately, here in the San Fernando Valley where I live,

we’ve been having a string of days where the temperature is approaching 100°F (38°C). It’s extremely hot.

As a result, if I go for a walk around the neighborhood for about an hour, I end up completely drenched.

I wonder what it’s like in the Gardena/Torrance area, where many Japanese people live.

Since it’s an area where sea breezes blow in, the temperature is probably about 10 ～ to 20°F lower.

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• 2026/09/05 10:08

It seems the kitchen drain is clogged, and the water won’t drain. I’ve tried various things—using a long drain snake, pouring in a special drain-cleaning gel, and flushing hot water, baking soda, and vinegar down the drain—but nothing has worked.
If you know of any reliable plumbers, I’d appreciate it if you could let me know. I’m in Torrance, so it would be great if the plumber was in that area.
By the way, this isn’t a regular home—it’s a church kitchen—so the scale might be different. Thank you in advance.

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#3

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• 2026/09/05 (Sat) 22:35
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The approach will vary depending on whether only the kitchen is clogged or if the entire building—including the toilet and other areas—is clogged.
If the main sewer line is clogged, everything will be clogged; however, if only the kitchen sink is clogged, it means the section between the main line and the sink is blocked, so I think you can clear it by slowly working a drain snake from the sink side. While a power drain snake can get the job done faster, some people have injured their fingers by getting them caught when using one without gloves, so it might be better for a layperson to use a manual drain snake and take a few hours to clear the blockage slowly. If the main sewer line is blocked, it’s faster to insert the drain snake from the drain grate on the sewer side.

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#4

• 冷蔵君
• 2026/09/08 (Tue) 19:34
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You mentioned a “long snake”—how many feet is it? ？ Commercially available snakes are usually no longer than about 15 feet, right? Since it’s a church, it must be a single-family home. I imagine the clogged section is about 25 feet away. The snake won’t reach that far. You’ll either have to take the plunge and buy a 30-foot snake or call a professional.

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