Andrew Meredith

I took the JLPT 日本語能力試験 N3 today in Tokyo.

On the way there my bus had an accident and I had to wait for the next one...

The listening part almost felt easy; hopefully that's a good sign.

A bunch of people got ejected for opening their sealed smartphone envelopes before the end of the test. 厳し

#B&W Hachioji train station, Tokyo Japan.

Looking down at the ground covered in yellow leaves with a shadow of the photographer in with their small dog standing on the leaves.

Walking Apy, late Autumn.

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My favorite piece of content today.

Japanese person unable to reach the Japanese button on a juice vending machine in Japan. (She made do in English.)

So, Opinion Corp then?

Going for a walk on a cold autumn morning.

A low-angle shot shows the "Disney Halloween Greeting" show at Tokyo DisneySea, with a large pumpkin float featuring Disney characters on the water in Mediterranean Harbor. In the background is the Museum of Fantastic Flight - home of the ride Soaring, and the blurred heads of spectators are in the foreground.

Tokyo Disney Sea durring Halloween.

An orange and silver train entering an open air train station with many people waiting on the platform. Taken from the opposite, empty platform.

Chuo line in Tokyo, Japan. #blueskyphotography

Thermometer showing the dreaded 37.5 degrees.

Need I say more...
I had several people around me come down with it in recent weeks it was only a matter of time considering I'm *not allowed* to wear a mask at work.

A lady sits by the window reading a book next to large windows overlooking Shibuya. Its many buildings, store signs and billboards are visible throuh the glass as well as a number of construction cranes.

Shibuya TSUTAYA book store in the relatively new Sakura Stage building. There's still a whole lot of construction going on here, signified by the multiple cranes visible. This view may be soon be obstructed by another massive sky scrapper.

Kaneshige in Shibuya 404 Kitchen Pop up restaurant. 3 minutes walk from Shibuya station in Shibuya Sakura Stage. Open 11am and last order at 8pm.

My family will be running a popup sundubu restaurant in #Shibuya on Saturday the 27th. Please come check it out if you have the chance.
They have an establishment in Mitaka but will be trying out this popup model to see how it goes.
Say Andrew sent sent you =)

Typhoon Peipah makes landfall in western Japan The 15th typhoon of the season made landfall near the city of Sukumo, Kochi Prefecture, at around 1 a.m.

Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to warn people in many areas of landslides and other disasters from torrential rain.

Photo of a old, 3 story building white building with a large sun painted on the side. A power pole with many wires is in the foreground that has a Japanese lantern hanging from it. Japanese signs are also visible.

A back ally in Kichijoji, Tokyo.

Japan sets record for hottest summer | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News Japan's Meteorological Agency says the country has had its hottest summer on record.

Highest temperature on record.
Highest average summer temperature on record.
Highest number of days over 40 degrees on record..
Summer here now is now scary. What if a major disaster strikes and millions of people don't have access to air-conditioning?
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

TV displaying images related to the Israel "double tap" strike targeting rescue workers and journalists in Gaza. The word ダブルタップ (double tap) is displayed in Japanese.

And just like that ダブルタップ "double tap" has entered the Japanese vocabulary. How is Israel still allowed to target hospitals, rescue workers, journalists and civilians?? Free palestine now.

関東の12地点で40℃観測　同日としては史上最多（東京･埼玉･群馬･栃木･茨城） - ウェザーニュース 今日8月5日(火)は関東の各地で記録的な高温となって、14時30分までに12地点で40℃を観測。同じ日に40℃を観測した地点数としては統計史上最多です。群馬県伊勢崎市のアメダス伊勢崎では、最高気温41.8℃を観測しました。これまでの日本記録41.2℃を上回り、日本国内の歴代最高気温を更新しました。

Source weathernews.jp/news/202508/...

▼Maximum temperature until 2:30 p.m. 1. Isesaki (Gunma) 41.8℃ (Japan's highest ever temperature, extreme value) 2. Kiryu (Gunma) 41.2℃ (extreme value) 3. Hatoyama (Saitama) 41.1℃ (extreme value) 4. Maebashi (Gunma) 41.0℃ (extreme value) 5. Koga (Ibaraki) 40.6℃ (extreme value) 6. Kamisatoumi (Gunma) 40.5℃ (extreme value) 6. Kumagaya (Saitama) 40.5°C 8. Ome (Tokyo) 40.4°C 9. Hachioji (Tokyo) 40.3℃ (extreme value) 10. Tatebayashi (Gunma) 40.2°C 10. Sano (Tochigi) 40.2°C 12. Chichibu (Saitama) 40.0℃ (extreme value) *Extreme value: The highest value ever observed at the same location

Record breaking day unfortunately...

▼Maximum temperature until 2:30 p.m. 1. Isesaki (Gunma) 41.8℃ (Japan's highest ever temperature, extreme value) 2. Kiryu (Gunma) 41.2℃ (extreme value) 3. Hatoyama (Saitama) 41.1℃ (extreme value) 4. Maebashi (Gunma) 41.0℃ (extreme value) 5. Koga (Ibaraki) 40.6℃ (extreme value) 6. Kamisatoumi (Gunma) 40.5℃ (extreme value) 6. Kumagaya (Saitama) 40.5°C 8. Ome (Tokyo) 40.4°C 9. Hachioji (Tokyo) 40.3℃ (extreme value) 10. Tatebayashi (Gunma) 40.2°C 10. Sano (Tochigi) 40.2°C 12. Chichibu (Saitama) 40.0℃ (extreme value) *Extreme value: The highest value ever observed at the same location

Japan's highest ever temperature according to weathernews.jp 41.8 degrees C in Gunma weathernews.jp/news/202508/...

These are the most popular EVs around my part of Tokyo by far, super compact "Kei" cars. They come with tax and insurance benefits and are almost exclusively designed and built in Japan.

Literally, what the hell is wrong with people.

A Chuo line train stopped on a raised track.

Clearly the Chuo line is struggling tonight, this train hasn't moved in a while; thankfully I don't have to ride it.

Purple and blue ajisai (Hydrangea) in front of a out of focus stop sign (Japanese).

It's that time of year. (loving it)

Controlling the way parents name their child. Im sure that will help the declining birth rate.

In a world of Matts, be a Derek.

Cheers from Oktoberfest Tokyo.

Hope it clears up soon mate. Take care.

YouTube video by ANNnewsCH 列車にビニールハウス衝突　乗客1人死亡、2人けが(2025年5月22日)

Some poor sod killed on a train in Nagano by a greenhouse type object that got blown through a window. youtu.be/X3KzbaPucJQ?...

"Microsoft shared a statement saying although they did have cloud and AI contracts with Israel, they had conducted a review to find that there was no conclusive evidence that their tools were being used to target or hurt Gazans." - They better hope that's true when the Nuremberg trials drop.

You're missing a verb.