Picturesque coastal towns since time immemorial
Where they scratched out a living from brine and from soil
Manicured fields in rectangular patches
Boats in the harbor just back with their catches
Houses they’d lived in so many years
Paddies were sown with their ancestors’ tears
All swept away in one massive wave
Thousands condemned to a watery grave
Far removed from the centers of politics and businessmen
Small-scale farmers and seafaring fishermen
What was their crime – that they should face such horror
And meet the same fate as Sodom and Gomorrah?
Was it that they outsmarted nature with quake-proof construction
That a tsunami was sent to ensure their destruction?
Adding insult to injury one more little factor
Fuel rod melt-down at a nuclear reactor
Why such a target for heaven’s wrath
What justice is there in this aftermath?
But there is no answer to such questions one poses
Except the one given to Job and to Moses
We cannot understand, we dare not ask why
When, where, or how people may live and die
We can only help the survivors and stay well prepared
And pray that next time, again, we too will be spared
Neal Colodner
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
The 5th Hotel and Restaurant Service Contest - 2011
Trajal Hospitality & Tourism College students participated in the 5th Hotel and Restaurant Service Contest held at Tokyo Big Site in February.
All contestants passed the Restaurant service national exam and they competed against each, showing their skills. Mr. Yoichiro Ejiri and Ms. Kana Ishiguro participated in the contest representing our college.
Opening Ceremony
Prejudging themes are “Making Margarita” and “Orange Carving”.
ISHIGURO, Kana and EJIRI, Yoichiro
ISHIGURO, Kana and EJIRI, Yoichiro
Facial expression, posture, skills, and time limit are all judged by the jury.
The contestants get really nervous. And all contestants efforts are lined up.
Despite their best efforts, they couldn’t move into the final.
But they are happy because they did the best they could to show the results of their years of training in front of the professional jury.
They thanked their teachers for their support and guidance over the past two years.
I was moved by what I saw. They have accomplished so much in two years. I wish I could give them a fighting-spirit award!
Mari Tanaka
Trajal Hospitality & Tourism College Tokyo
All contestants passed the Restaurant service national exam and they competed against each, showing their skills. Mr. Yoichiro Ejiri and Ms. Kana Ishiguro participated in the contest representing our college.
Opening Ceremony
Prejudging themes are “Making Margarita” and “Orange Carving”.
ISHIGURO, Kana and EJIRI, Yoichiro
ISHIGURO, Kana and EJIRI, Yoichiro
Facial expression, posture, skills, and time limit are all judged by the jury.
The contestants get really nervous. And all contestants efforts are lined up.
Despite their best efforts, they couldn’t move into the final.
But they are happy because they did the best they could to show the results of their years of training in front of the professional jury.
They thanked their teachers for their support and guidance over the past two years.
I was moved by what I saw. They have accomplished so much in two years. I wish I could give them a fighting-spirit award!
Mari Tanaka
Trajal Hospitality & Tourism College Tokyo
ＳＫÅＬ Scholarship student
We have good news today. Our hotel course student, Ms.Namiko Abe won a ＳＫÅＬ scholarship to study abroad!! She was so delighted when she heard the news.
This scholarship is a memorial of the achievements of Tetsuya “Jimmy” Moritani (founder of Trajal group) who devoted his life to the development of the Japanese overseas travel industry, and for the “Association internationale des Skål club Tokyo” (“Skal”) members serving as leaders in the international tourism industry who support students studying abroad to become future leaders in the tourism industry.
Skål is a professional organization of tourism leaders around the world, promoting global tourism and friendship. It is the only international group uniting all branches of the travel and tourism industry. Its members, the industry's managers and executives, meet at local, national, regional and international levels to discuss and pursue topics of common interest. http://skalnet20.skal.org/
Namiko is scheduled to leave Japan for Melbourne, Australia on April 2. She will study there in Melbourne for 10 months through our “Study Abroad Program”.
She is required to submit an English essay,“Things what I want to achieve during my study abroad” before her departure. Also she has to make a report twice during her stay, and she is asked to make an English speech at a ＳＫÅＬ Tokyo meeting when she comes back.
Akiko Ikeuchi
Trajal Hospitality & Tourism College Tokyo
Namiko (left) and her homeroom teacher
This scholarship is a memorial of the achievements of Tetsuya “Jimmy” Moritani (founder of Trajal group) who devoted his life to the development of the Japanese overseas travel industry, and for the “Association internationale des Skål club Tokyo” (“Skal”) members serving as leaders in the international tourism industry who support students studying abroad to become future leaders in the tourism industry.
Skål is a professional organization of tourism leaders around the world, promoting global tourism and friendship. It is the only international group uniting all branches of the travel and tourism industry. Its members, the industry's managers and executives, meet at local, national, regional and international levels to discuss and pursue topics of common interest. http://skalnet20.skal.org/
Namiko is scheduled to leave Japan for Melbourne, Australia on April 2. She will study there in Melbourne for 10 months through our “Study Abroad Program”.
She is required to submit an English essay,“Things what I want to achieve during my study abroad” before her departure. Also she has to make a report twice during her stay, and she is asked to make an English speech at a ＳＫÅＬ Tokyo meeting when she comes back.
Akiko Ikeuchi
Trajal Hospitality & Tourism College Tokyo
Namiko (left) and her homeroom teacher
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
＊♪＊ TOU-NICHI-BUN (vol.29) ＊♪＊
We had a special class for advanced level class students last month. Students gave a presentation about their interesting area to Japanese guests. Some students gave the presentation using “iPad”. So much has changed!!
Junko Fujisaki
Junko Fujisaki
Tokyo Japanese Language & Culture College
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