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Readers’ Corner: I’m Going to Finish It

I like browsing second-hand bookstores to look at English books. I sometimes find textbooks which are unfinished. The user must have given up in the middle. I did the same thing when I bought a French conversation book for beginners. I bought it new, tried some exercises, and sold it without finishing it. Yesterday, I bought “Cambridge Basic Vocabulary in Use” at a store. The book is 120 pages long and has 60 units. The previous owner filled in the exercises through Unit 20. I have a message for that person: “Dear former owner, thank you for filling in the exercises through the first part of the book. Now I am going to finish it. From the second owner of this book.”   (122 words) You can send me a comment or your own story at jaremaga@gmail.com

September 19, 2025 No Comments
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Exploring a Fish Market

My wife and I sometimes go to a supermarket that is known for its fresh fish. At the end of last month, they were selling a red fish that we didn’t know anything about. The Japanese name was “hachibiki.” When I looked up the English name, I found out that it is called “Japanese rubyfish.” That makes sense. Rubies are red, and so is this fish. My wife wasn’t sure how to cook it, but the sign said that it was good grilled with salt. She made it that way, and it was delicious. We enjoy exploring fish markets. There are so many different kinds of fish. And if we don’t know how to cook them, we can ask the people who sell them! (124 words) You can send me a comment or your own story at jaremaga@gmail.com

September 18, 2025 No Comments
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Even More Drama

There was even more drama on Monday at the World Athletics Championships. It was the last event of the evening: the men’s pole vault final. Armand Duplantis of Sweden was the world record holder. Emmanouil Karalis of Greece kept up with him to the 6-meter mark, but Duplantis jumped higher and won the gold medal. But it wasn’t over. Duplantis raised the bar to 6.30 meters. He was going for a new world record! There were 50,000 people in the stadium, and they all stayed to watch one man. He missed the first jump. He missed the second jump. Then, on his third try, he flew over the bar and set a new world record! Everyone was cheering.   (117 words) You can send me a comment or your own story at jaremaga@gmail.com

September 17, 2025 No Comments
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Too Exciting to Stop

I watched the World Athletics Championships on TV on Sunday. I was only planning to watch TV for a few minutes, but I couldn’t stop. It was too exciting. I saw the semi-finals for the women’s and the men’s 100 meters. I also saw the women’s long jump. Late in the evening, I turned the TV back on to watch the 100 meters finals. The men’s world recorder holder, Usain Bolt of Jamaica, was watching. The women’s final came first. Jefferson-Wooden of the U.S. got the gold, and Clayton of Jamaica got the silver. In the men’s 100 meters final, Seville and Thompson, both Jamaicans, got the gold and silver medals. I’m sure that Bolt was very happy!  (118 words) You can send me a comment or your own story at jaremaga@gmail.com

September 16, 2025 No Comments
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Readers’ Corner: Summer Vacations Full of Joy

When I was in the sixth year of elementary school, I was tackling my jiyu-kenkyu, an independent research project, on the last day of the vacation. I intended to make a tank, but it ended up as just a plain square box with four tires glued to it. My friends laughed at it, and I was ashamed. I decided to finish the summer homework BEFORE summer the next time. I asked my teachers to tell me about the summer homework after the term-end exams. In those days, the school had a week of half-days after the exams. I rushed home every day and worked on the homework until late at night. I finished all the homework BEFORE the summer vacation began! I continued to do that for three years, and my junior high school summer vacations were full of joy without any worries.   (143 words) You can send me a comment or your own

September 12, 2025 No Comments
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Japan’s Tennis Stars

Oda Tokito is amazing! He is only 19 years old, but he already has a career Golden Slam. You need to win the four big tournaments, called Grand Slams, and an Olympic or a Paralympic gold medal. He had already won Wimbledon, the French Open, and the Australian Open, and he had a gold medal from the Paris Paralympics last year. On Saturday, he did it! He won the men’s wheelchair singles at the U.S. Open. He wasn’t the only Japanese hero though. Kamiji Yui won the women’s wheelchair singles. She has also had a great season, winning all of the Grand Slams except for Wimbledon. We can look forward to her getting a career Golden Slam, too.  (118 words) You can send me a comment or your own story at jaremaga@gmail.com

September 11, 2025 No Comments