Unfortunately there still seem to be a lot of people in Japan who blindly believe in global warming by carbon dioxide produced by anthropogenic activities despite most Westerners have noticed that it has already lost its basis. Nevertheless, most Japanese media still appear to be avoiding all the issues which may deny the doctrine since they have been endorsing it for a long time as a common sense unquestionably universal.
Those to be blamed first would be those who have benefited by dissemination of this BIG LIE, including "ECO industry" and the financial institutions which have been dealing with related financial instruments. Although even those I pointed out above might have been deceived by the mastermind of devil, it's no doubt that they helped blindly the missionary of this evil doctrine without any scientific verification.
Anyways, it would not take so long time for us to see the new era in which we realize that we have paid a lot of unnecessary cost to reduce the completely innocent gas which rather contributes to the environment by helping plant growth.
from Tokyo
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Friday, September 14, 2012
A Bad Joke?
I actually don't think so. I think it'll reverse to getting even smaller, and someday, it might even disappear from your palm.
Why?
Because you'll give commands through the portrayal of your thoughts.
The iPhone 100 wouldn't have any buttons, with the exception of the on/off button, and no display. The actual body of the gear could be as large as the pagers that we used to carry in our pockets, more than 15 years ago.
And as iPhone evolves further, fanatic fans might even encounter a situation in which they may need to decide whether they want to embed a microchip in their brains. The name of the chip is likely to be iPhone 1000.
What will you do? I certainly will not.
from Tokyo
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
An Ideal Remote Controller
A few years ago, I found an article which introduced an amusing remote controller. It's designed to control women easily as if you're changing channels on TV! Incidentally, the article also introduced a remote to control men.
The remote controller has buttons like "cook" and "take off clothes" (for myself, the most convenient button might be "forget").
Of course it was created as a bad joke. Each command is nothing but a symbol of sexism.
Having said that, I wish I had it indeed. If possible, I'd even like to redesign it. I think the remote controller should have just one single button- "smile". I bet it will make both women and men happy. Although smile is said to be the result of happiness, I believe smile is the cause of happiness.
The remote controller has buttons like "cook" and "take off clothes" (for myself, the most convenient button might be "forget").
Of course it was created as a bad joke. Each command is nothing but a symbol of sexism.
Having said that, I wish I had it indeed. If possible, I'd even like to redesign it. I think the remote controller should have just one single button- "smile". I bet it will make both women and men happy. Although smile is said to be the result of happiness, I believe smile is the cause of happiness.
from Tokyo
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
A scenario for Voting Down Consumption Tax Hike Bill
Congratulations, Ministry of Finance...sorry, Ministry of Fascism.
Japanese Prime minister, your obedient marionette Yoshihiko Noda, appears to have succeeded to turn on the button to damage his country.
However, that's it for you, MOF.
Consumption tax hike bill was passed in the Lower House of Japan in favor of three parties including DPJ, LDP as well as New Komei (NK) although 70 lawmaker of DPJ rebelled by voting against or by absence.
However, this bill would be scrapped soon. As things proceeded, the scenario became clearer.
LDP has already started sending a message to insist that DPJ must do the strict disposal for the rebel including its heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa, who has fought a power struggle against ruling party's leadership. On Ozawa's side, those who have decided to follow Ozawa will bolt and form a new party before disposal.
JDP and NK can get an once-in-a-lifetime pretext to destroy the three-party agreement since DPJ could not avoid the rebellion. That's what JDP and NK contemplated. These two opposite parties will soon submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet. Of course votes from new party which would be formed by DPJ's rebels will be added and the bill will be passed.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will be forced to decide to dissolve the Lower House. The ruling party DPJ would lose almost the half of its seats and fall into the opposition. On the other hand the bill will be voted down in the Upper House, in which LDP and NK have the majority.
Hu hu.
from Tokyo
Japanese Prime minister, your obedient marionette Yoshihiko Noda, appears to have succeeded to turn on the button to damage his country.
However, that's it for you, MOF.
Consumption tax hike bill was passed in the Lower House of Japan in favor of three parties including DPJ, LDP as well as New Komei (NK) although 70 lawmaker of DPJ rebelled by voting against or by absence.
However, this bill would be scrapped soon. As things proceeded, the scenario became clearer.
LDP has already started sending a message to insist that DPJ must do the strict disposal for the rebel including its heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa, who has fought a power struggle against ruling party's leadership. On Ozawa's side, those who have decided to follow Ozawa will bolt and form a new party before disposal.
JDP and NK can get an once-in-a-lifetime pretext to destroy the three-party agreement since DPJ could not avoid the rebellion. That's what JDP and NK contemplated. These two opposite parties will soon submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet. Of course votes from new party which would be formed by DPJ's rebels will be added and the bill will be passed.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will be forced to decide to dissolve the Lower House. The ruling party DPJ would lose almost the half of its seats and fall into the opposition. On the other hand the bill will be voted down in the Upper House, in which LDP and NK have the majority.
Hu hu.
from Tokyo
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Inevitable Transition
European civilization began with ancient Greek. Followed by Roman Empire, Spain, finally transitioned to British Empire.
Nothing would be more remarkable for historians than the fact that they are collapsing in this order. Some might have noticed that.
In this century, where the center of civilization will move to? As far as I watched current stream, it appears to have been moving to Asia and Africa, which had been oppressed by Europe for centuries.
Although some may say that it would take a long time for Asia and Africa to grip the casting board of the world, it's nothing but a prejudice of those who have been poisoned by old civilizations which required long time to construct. I bet Information based civilization will construct the new world which doesn't rely on Western world in a couple of years, as several SNS became the daily infrastructures in five years.
from Tokyo
Nothing would be more remarkable for historians than the fact that they are collapsing in this order. Some might have noticed that.
In this century, where the center of civilization will move to? As far as I watched current stream, it appears to have been moving to Asia and Africa, which had been oppressed by Europe for centuries.
Although some may say that it would take a long time for Asia and Africa to grip the casting board of the world, it's nothing but a prejudice of those who have been poisoned by old civilizations which required long time to construct. I bet Information based civilization will construct the new world which doesn't rely on Western world in a couple of years, as several SNS became the daily infrastructures in five years.
from Tokyo
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Don't Surrender
Temporary "Patulous Eustachian tube", abnormal expansion of the Eustachian tube which often causes difficulty of hearing, had been suddenly developed supposedly by dehydration brought about by crazy high temperature of the office. Although now the thermometer here shows 28 degrees Celsius, the meeting room must have been 30 degrees or more since I was sweating during the meeting like a guy who just came back from a sauna.
Fortunately I noticed the cause immediately and recovered from difficulty of hearing by supplying water although still remains symptom a bit.
I bet such symptom will be reported all around in Tokyo area this summer especially at all the office buildings which are forcing workers to endure "Cool Biz temperature".
TEPCO and the silly government (as well as "Nuclear Mafia" who encourages them) seems to have started to torture us by heating the city in order to suppress and weaken every opposite opinion against restarting of nuclear power plant.
However you should not surrender. You have only to supply yourself with sufficient water every hour, unless you preferred the risk for radioactivity.
from Tokyo
Fortunately I noticed the cause immediately and recovered from difficulty of hearing by supplying water although still remains symptom a bit.
I bet such symptom will be reported all around in Tokyo area this summer especially at all the office buildings which are forcing workers to endure "Cool Biz temperature".
TEPCO and the silly government (as well as "Nuclear Mafia" who encourages them) seems to have started to torture us by heating the city in order to suppress and weaken every opposite opinion against restarting of nuclear power plant.
However you should not surrender. You have only to supply yourself with sufficient water every hour, unless you preferred the risk for radioactivity.
from Tokyo
Saturday, November 05, 2011
Not Only Rice and Cars
Lately it might be hard to find even among Japanese housewives those who believe that TPP is something like PTA. However even the most careful newspaper readers appear to believe that TPP, Trans-Pacific Partnership, is an alliance on the trade of only agriculture and manufacturing industries. Indeed, among such people, TPP is discussed as a dualism led by major media; "the ruin of country" theory represented by "cheaper rice would ruin Japanese agriculture" and "the wealth of a country" theory represented by "tax free exporting would enrich manufacturing industries".
However, TPP is a wide range alliance which includes not only agriculture and manufacturing industries but also finance, electronic communication and medical. We must not miss the hidden action of the U.S. which intends to force Japan unfair rules which may benefit only the U.S. while we are busy in talking about rice and cars.
However, TPP is a wide range alliance which includes not only agriculture and manufacturing industries but also finance, electronic communication and medical. We must not miss the hidden action of the U.S. which intends to force Japan unfair rules which may benefit only the U.S. while we are busy in talking about rice and cars.
from Tokyo
Friday, October 28, 2011
Say Hello and You will Win
Although Halloween had not been familiar to Japanese people, lately haunted pumpkins appear to have steadily been invading this country.
Their invasion might have succeeded at a certain level since almost all the streets are decorated orange here in Tokyo.
Nevertheless even in this situation most of the people here don't know what Halloween is.
"What's Halloween? Something like a greeting to Christ?", a friend of mine asked me when we were walking on the main street of Marunouchi. "Because it sounds like 'hello'ing".
"A good guess", I replied. "But not to 'Christ'. I heard it's a greeting to western monsters. Look at them. They are standing near the entrance of each shop. Just say 'hello' to them. I'm sure you will win. You can beat them by such an easy attack. Now you are the hero getting rid of evil things. So it's 'Hello-win'. OK?"
"Oh, it really makes sense", he looked deeply impressed.
I bet not a few of the Japanese will believe my explanation.
Trick or treat.
Their invasion might have succeeded at a certain level since almost all the streets are decorated orange here in Tokyo.
Nevertheless even in this situation most of the people here don't know what Halloween is.
"What's Halloween? Something like a greeting to Christ?", a friend of mine asked me when we were walking on the main street of Marunouchi. "Because it sounds like 'hello'ing".
"A good guess", I replied. "But not to 'Christ'. I heard it's a greeting to western monsters. Look at them. They are standing near the entrance of each shop. Just say 'hello' to them. I'm sure you will win. You can beat them by such an easy attack. Now you are the hero getting rid of evil things. So it's 'Hello-win'. OK?"
"Oh, it really makes sense", he looked deeply impressed.
I bet not a few of the Japanese will believe my explanation.
Trick or treat.
from Tokyo
Friday, October 07, 2011
Jobs Have Finished
Who is ugly enough to speak ill of the dead? Apart from personal evaluation, if somebody led the world by something innovative, that person would be deified while alive and would take one of the seats for Gods forever.
That guy used to be really a divine guru. On the other hand he was also a founder of the revival.
Although one time his sect seems to have been relegated to the heretics in the mid of 1990s, he succeeded in disseminating of "a compact lucky charm featuring the emblem of an apple with a bite" even to the pagans who drove them out from the mainstream.
But heaven appears to have decided not to allow him further mission. His "Jobs" have finished. He was called to heaven in the age of 56.
That guy used to be really a divine guru. On the other hand he was also a founder of the revival.
Although one time his sect seems to have been relegated to the heretics in the mid of 1990s, he succeeded in disseminating of "a compact lucky charm featuring the emblem of an apple with a bite" even to the pagans who drove them out from the mainstream.
But heaven appears to have decided not to allow him further mission. His "Jobs" have finished. He was called to heaven in the age of 56.
from Tokyo
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Win to Resist against a Contemptible Action
To win the Asia preliminary league of Women's Football World Cup, China appears to take full advantage of home ground.
Yesterday use of spike shoes was suddenly banned by Chinese authority before away teams started to check the condition of the pitch while Chinese national team had already done it.
Japan will not do such a contemptible action because it has "samurai spirit", which is symbolized by "fair and square".
Nadeshiko, the nickname of Japan's national team, is the name of a samurai's wife who shares the same spirit. I hope Japanese players would resist against China's action by wining all the game.
Yesterday use of spike shoes was suddenly banned by Chinese authority before away teams started to check the condition of the pitch while Chinese national team had already done it.
Japan will not do such a contemptible action because it has "samurai spirit", which is symbolized by "fair and square".
Nadeshiko, the nickname of Japan's national team, is the name of a samurai's wife who shares the same spirit. I hope Japanese players would resist against China's action by wining all the game.
from Tokyo
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Beautiful Friends
Facebook often recommends new potential friends if there are the members who have common friends. Male users tend to try to get a new friend especially if the recommended member is a beautiful lady.
However you should check carefully the wall of "her”. Aren't there any "PR like" messages?
As far as I know, not a few of female members who show "very beautiful appearances" as their portrait seem to be busy with PR activities.
So far, pretending a beautiful lady might be the best way in which companies gather the friends to perform with their products and services.
from Tokyo
However you should check carefully the wall of "her”. Aren't there any "PR like" messages?
As far as I know, not a few of female members who show "very beautiful appearances" as their portrait seem to be busy with PR activities.
So far, pretending a beautiful lady might be the best way in which companies gather the friends to perform with their products and services.
from Tokyo
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Japan Finds Somalia's Starvation
Western media had been reporting the starvation in east Africa since this spring; nevertheless Japanese media seem to have been ignoring this issue until NHK, Japan's public broadcast company, reported Somalia's crisis on August 18th.
As soon as NHK carried this story, a lot of Japanese Twitter users started to tweet comments like "what can we do for Africa?" or "how can we donate to Africa?"
It is quite fortunate that many of us have a bit of an allowance to help other countries in need, even though some of the regions in Japan are still busy recovering from the recent disaster.
As soon as NHK carried this story, a lot of Japanese Twitter users started to tweet comments like "what can we do for Africa?" or "how can we donate to Africa?"
It is quite fortunate that many of us have a bit of an allowance to help other countries in need, even though some of the regions in Japan are still busy recovering from the recent disaster.
from Tokyo
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tokyo Endures the Hottest Summer
It has been very hot this summer much more than usual in Tokyo, nevertheless air conditioner's is set 1 or 2 degrees higher than normal here and there including trains and stations. This circumstance forces us to become more patient than most summers.
Tokyo residents are forced to save up to 15% of electricity because of insufficient supply caused by the accident of Fukushima nuclear power station, which used to supply approximately 25% of electricity for Tokyo area. Needless to say it was destroyed by tsunami (also by our Prime Minister's misjudge).
Fortunately, however, the Japanese are naturally very loyal and very patient, hence most of us have succeeded to acquire a lot of skills to save electricity.
Evil politicians, who intended to enhance the public opinion to support nuclear power, appear to have failed. They might have underestimated the perseverance of the Japanese. No matter how severe the circumstances become, the Japanese foster their capacity to persevere such situation.
Some say that aborting nuclear power enhances global warming. It's true that burning fossil fuel produces CO2. However CO2 density of the earth is now minimum in these 600 million years. No matter how much we burn oil and gas, CO2 percentage will change little. It is hard to believe that such a small amount of change can affect global climate.
To begin with, the data which is said to prove global warming were fabricated by the agency of the U.K.. Intelligent people may know that it's just a fallacy which was created to weaken Arabian oil money and to enrich people who earn from nuclear industry or environmental industry.
Tokyo residents are forced to save up to 15% of electricity because of insufficient supply caused by the accident of Fukushima nuclear power station, which used to supply approximately 25% of electricity for Tokyo area. Needless to say it was destroyed by tsunami (also by our Prime Minister's misjudge).
Fortunately, however, the Japanese are naturally very loyal and very patient, hence most of us have succeeded to acquire a lot of skills to save electricity.
Evil politicians, who intended to enhance the public opinion to support nuclear power, appear to have failed. They might have underestimated the perseverance of the Japanese. No matter how severe the circumstances become, the Japanese foster their capacity to persevere such situation.
Some say that aborting nuclear power enhances global warming. It's true that burning fossil fuel produces CO2. However CO2 density of the earth is now minimum in these 600 million years. No matter how much we burn oil and gas, CO2 percentage will change little. It is hard to believe that such a small amount of change can affect global climate.
To begin with, the data which is said to prove global warming were fabricated by the agency of the U.K.. Intelligent people may know that it's just a fallacy which was created to weaken Arabian oil money and to enrich people who earn from nuclear industry or environmental industry.
from Tokyo
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Stop the Folly of the Big Cat
Who is encouraging the unstoppable yen rise?
The currency market appears to evaluate Japan higher than the EU, which has been spoiled by its weaker members; much higher than the U.S., which is leaving substantially more than 16% of its labors unemployed.
The appreciation of yen may reflect the fact that the Japanese society, in spite of its current suffering from earthquake and radioactivity, may be evaluated as being more stable than the Anglo-Saxon-driven economy zones.
I can certainly agree to some extent. I can indeed live peacefully in Tokyo, despite the fact that parts of northern-east Japan still remain damaged.
However the market appears to be overvaluing Japan. Japan is still vulnerable to invisible threats- for example, radioactivity, as well as the potentiality of future earthquakes.
I would say that the appreciation of yen derives from weaker dollar rather than higher yen. This situation is likely to have been caused by the folly of the US, represented by its useless wars against invisible terrorists.
Remember Vietnam. All that the stupid war left were a huge garden tomb and a huge scale of debt. Everyone knows it was not the U.S. military but Coca Cola and McDonald's that opened the mind of eastern world.
The more the U.S. military attacks terrorists, the more they revenge. It is not carpet bombing but serene lifestyle that makes terrorists remove their weapon. The sun is stronger than the north wind.
Anyway unfortunately this absurd currency level is likely to last for quite some time, until the U.S. stops foolish wars which benefit only the military industry. Only after these circumstances change, a stable society and a reliable economy will be realized, which then would be the fundamentals of a strong dollar.
Of course I know no one can imagine that the crazy big cat will calm down and lower his paw so easily so far.
The currency market appears to evaluate Japan higher than the EU, which has been spoiled by its weaker members; much higher than the U.S., which is leaving substantially more than 16% of its labors unemployed.
The appreciation of yen may reflect the fact that the Japanese society, in spite of its current suffering from earthquake and radioactivity, may be evaluated as being more stable than the Anglo-Saxon-driven economy zones.
I can certainly agree to some extent. I can indeed live peacefully in Tokyo, despite the fact that parts of northern-east Japan still remain damaged.
However the market appears to be overvaluing Japan. Japan is still vulnerable to invisible threats- for example, radioactivity, as well as the potentiality of future earthquakes.
I would say that the appreciation of yen derives from weaker dollar rather than higher yen. This situation is likely to have been caused by the folly of the US, represented by its useless wars against invisible terrorists.
Remember Vietnam. All that the stupid war left were a huge garden tomb and a huge scale of debt. Everyone knows it was not the U.S. military but Coca Cola and McDonald's that opened the mind of eastern world.
The more the U.S. military attacks terrorists, the more they revenge. It is not carpet bombing but serene lifestyle that makes terrorists remove their weapon. The sun is stronger than the north wind.
Anyway unfortunately this absurd currency level is likely to last for quite some time, until the U.S. stops foolish wars which benefit only the military industry. Only after these circumstances change, a stable society and a reliable economy will be realized, which then would be the fundamentals of a strong dollar.
Of course I know no one can imagine that the crazy big cat will calm down and lower his paw so easily so far.
from Tokyo
Friday, July 01, 2011
How to Die
There is a word "juryo" or "grave of luck" in Japanese, which implies that if one builds its own grave during his or her life, it will bring about longevity. Prince Umayado, the ancient prince of the imperial family, otherwise known as "Shotoku Taishi", believed in "juryo" and built his own grave when he was too young to think about his own death.
Although I'm not affluent enough to build a grave early in my life, I do know that I need to spend time preparing to die, so that I am ready to encounter the end of my life anytime.
In most countries, it is traditionally known that death is a time of justice. What one is asked by "the judge" when crossing over, is not what one has done, but one's own thoughts- including how he or she perceives its own actions.
Reflection, there may be. Regret, however, there should not be.
To the extent possible, I'd like to welcome this time with consolation of mind and with a sense of fulfillment, knowing that I have done everything I ought to have done.
In this sense, death just might be life itself.
Although I'm not affluent enough to build a grave early in my life, I do know that I need to spend time preparing to die, so that I am ready to encounter the end of my life anytime.
In most countries, it is traditionally known that death is a time of justice. What one is asked by "the judge" when crossing over, is not what one has done, but one's own thoughts- including how he or she perceives its own actions.
Reflection, there may be. Regret, however, there should not be.
To the extent possible, I'd like to welcome this time with consolation of mind and with a sense of fulfillment, knowing that I have done everything I ought to have done.
In this sense, death just might be life itself.
from Tokyo
Saturday, May 28, 2011
One Day Trip to Fukushima
Last week I went to Fukushima prefecture office with my colleagues to see an executive person in order to discuss about a long term support for revival of ruined area by Tokyo-based companies. However my wording seemed to be a little bit wrong. "Revival?" the executive laughed in self-deprecation. "Far from revival. We are still suffering."
Iwate and Miyagi, two prefectures which were damaged by tsunami, located north of Fukushima ,have already started to reconstruct the ruined regions. But Fukushima is still continuously being suffered by "invisible tsunami", radioactive substances scattered by broken nuclear reactors.
I recognized it is not so easy to support this district as long as four reactors are out of control.
After the discussion, I left Fukushima Pref. office for Haramachi-city, which is located only 15 miles from reactors. Iitate route is the shortest cut to Haramachi.
The traffics were much heavier than I had expected. A lot of cars including army vehicles were coming and going. However I found nobody waking there.
Rice field along the street remained dry because nobody has taken care of it for a long time. Despite the season of planting rice it looked like the scene of winter while it was surrounded by green weed of early summer.
There is a beautiful rural scene about 25 miles away from broken reactors. However when I imagined invisible particles were flying here and there I hesitated to open the window of the car.
Haramachi-city is only 15 miles from reactors, less than 2 miles from restricted area, nevertheless the radioactivity level is much lower than Iitate probably because of geographical reason. I was surprised to find two Japanese restaurants were open there while all McDonald's shops were closed around there. One seems to have decided to function as a social infrastructure while the other gave it up.
Iwate and Miyagi, two prefectures which were damaged by tsunami, located north of Fukushima ,have already started to reconstruct the ruined regions. But Fukushima is still continuously being suffered by "invisible tsunami", radioactive substances scattered by broken nuclear reactors.
I recognized it is not so easy to support this district as long as four reactors are out of control.
After the discussion, I left Fukushima Pref. office for Haramachi-city, which is located only 15 miles from reactors. Iitate route is the shortest cut to Haramachi.
The traffics were much heavier than I had expected. A lot of cars including army vehicles were coming and going. However I found nobody waking there.
Rice field along the street remained dry because nobody has taken care of it for a long time. Despite the season of planting rice it looked like the scene of winter while it was surrounded by green weed of early summer.
There is a beautiful rural scene about 25 miles away from broken reactors. However when I imagined invisible particles were flying here and there I hesitated to open the window of the car.
Haramachi-city is only 15 miles from reactors, less than 2 miles from restricted area, nevertheless the radioactivity level is much lower than Iitate probably because of geographical reason. I was surprised to find two Japanese restaurants were open there while all McDonald's shops were closed around there. One seems to have decided to function as a social infrastructure while the other gave it up.
from Tokyo
Monday, May 23, 2011
Too Big for Children
"We did what artists should do", said a young girl member of "Chim-Pom", the self-professed artists' group who is said to have added a graffiti on Taro Okamoto's wall painting at Shibuya, Tokyo.
The group pasted the Taro-style-mimicking parts which remind people of broken reactors of Fukushima on the wall painting, "Legend of Tomorrow", one of Taro's masterpieces. Fortunately the group members seem to respect Taro and his work, a great artist, so that the precious work was not hurt by the prank.
"I recognize they have done it as guerrilla instant histrionics obviously in an artistic context", the superintendent in Taro Okamoto Museum said calmly. "However nothing new to be praised is found from their cheap work".
Taro might be too big to play with such children.
The group pasted the Taro-style-mimicking parts which remind people of broken reactors of Fukushima on the wall painting, "Legend of Tomorrow", one of Taro's masterpieces. Fortunately the group members seem to respect Taro and his work, a great artist, so that the precious work was not hurt by the prank.
"I recognize they have done it as guerrilla instant histrionics obviously in an artistic context", the superintendent in Taro Okamoto Museum said calmly. "However nothing new to be praised is found from their cheap work".
Taro might be too big to play with such children.
From Tokyo
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Why Nuclear?
I remember it was in 90's that the excuse for nuclear propulsion changed drastically.
When I was a child teachers used to tell me "Nuclear power should be promoted because the amount of oil is limited". However as soon as people recognized that oil and natural gas are more abundance than they had imagined the excuse was substituted abruptly by "global warming".
As some of you may be aware the real reason is not such a peaceful one. A country which can run nuclear power plants can easily develop the technology to manufacture an atomic bomb in case it is required. That's why Japan has been eagerly promoting nuclear power.
In this sense Japanese electric power companies including TEPCO, which is struggling with uncontrollable monsters (they used to be called nuclear reactors) at Fukushima, might have been victims.
When I was a child teachers used to tell me "Nuclear power should be promoted because the amount of oil is limited". However as soon as people recognized that oil and natural gas are more abundance than they had imagined the excuse was substituted abruptly by "global warming".
As some of you may be aware the real reason is not such a peaceful one. A country which can run nuclear power plants can easily develop the technology to manufacture an atomic bomb in case it is required. That's why Japan has been eagerly promoting nuclear power.
In this sense Japanese electric power companies including TEPCO, which is struggling with uncontrollable monsters (they used to be called nuclear reactors) at Fukushima, might have been victims.
from Tokyo
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Fukushima， Happy Island Again
"Fukushima", the place which is being spoiled by radioactivity of broken nuclear reactors, seems to have become one of the most well-known districts in Japan like Hiroshima and Nagasaki in opprobrious sense. "Fukushima" seems to have become synonymous with nuclear accident.
"Fuku" means "happy". "Shima" is an island. So "Fuku-shima" is a "Happy Island" although its history and its current status have not been so happy.
The district, in which four broken nuclear reactors are emitting radioactive substances continuously, had been a very poor underpopulated area until Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) decided to build a nuclear power station there. TEPCO has created a very stable local employment and paid enough money to change this town as rich as an urban area in exchange for its residents' risk. It might have been a rich town worth named "happy island" as long as the reactors were safely controlled.
People who once had a deal with the devil might be doomed to go to hell. However it's too early to call it fate. Now more than a million of people are living peacefully in Hiroshima, 0.4 million in Nagasaki although scientists believed that no creature would be able to live there including the strongest plants within decades when these cities were destroyed and polluted by atomic bombs.
I believe someday refugees will go back to their town to live again there.
I'm sure we can do it.
"Fuku" means "happy". "Shima" is an island. So "Fuku-shima" is a "Happy Island" although its history and its current status have not been so happy.
The district, in which four broken nuclear reactors are emitting radioactive substances continuously, had been a very poor underpopulated area until Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) decided to build a nuclear power station there. TEPCO has created a very stable local employment and paid enough money to change this town as rich as an urban area in exchange for its residents' risk. It might have been a rich town worth named "happy island" as long as the reactors were safely controlled.
People who once had a deal with the devil might be doomed to go to hell. However it's too early to call it fate. Now more than a million of people are living peacefully in Hiroshima, 0.4 million in Nagasaki although scientists believed that no creature would be able to live there including the strongest plants within decades when these cities were destroyed and polluted by atomic bombs.
I believe someday refugees will go back to their town to live again there.
I'm sure we can do it.
from Tokyo
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
TOKYO is Safe
I would like to say thank you to all the support to Japan from the world. However I would like to let you know that the area destructed by tsunami was less than 1 % of whole Japan although it seems to have been reported as if whole Japan was damaged.
Japan can revive soon. More than 99% of Japan including Tokyo is ready to reconstruct this country or they have already started it.
Looking at the world map, Japan appears as small as California Peninsula of northern America. Hence most people of the world seem to misunderstand as if Tokyo is almost next to Fukushima, where broken reactors are located. That's why some of panicked foreign residents have evacuated from here and a lot of visitors from overseas have cancelled their trip to Tokyo.
Don't worry. Be calm. Tokyo is more than 150 miles away from Fukushima. It would take three hours to access broken reactors by the fastest car. Fortunately radioactivity still remains within the level as low as residents including children and babies can live in health here in Tokyo although it's a little bit higher than before. It's rather lower than that of Hawaii or Rome.
Tokyo is perfectly safe and most of its residents including myself are living in peace so far. Every little thing including air, water, as well as food is not polluted here besides bad rumors and its effect on our mind. As for first food chains and supermarket chains, food safety is guaranteed by private companies through daily radioactivity monitoring although people don't trust the official announcements released by the unreliable government.
Tokyo is safe.
Come to see us.
Japan can revive soon. More than 99% of Japan including Tokyo is ready to reconstruct this country or they have already started it.
Looking at the world map, Japan appears as small as California Peninsula of northern America. Hence most people of the world seem to misunderstand as if Tokyo is almost next to Fukushima, where broken reactors are located. That's why some of panicked foreign residents have evacuated from here and a lot of visitors from overseas have cancelled their trip to Tokyo.
Don't worry. Be calm. Tokyo is more than 150 miles away from Fukushima. It would take three hours to access broken reactors by the fastest car. Fortunately radioactivity still remains within the level as low as residents including children and babies can live in health here in Tokyo although it's a little bit higher than before. It's rather lower than that of Hawaii or Rome.
Tokyo is perfectly safe and most of its residents including myself are living in peace so far. Every little thing including air, water, as well as food is not polluted here besides bad rumors and its effect on our mind. As for first food chains and supermarket chains, food safety is guaranteed by private companies through daily radioactivity monitoring although people don't trust the official announcements released by the unreliable government.
Tokyo is safe.
Come to see us.
from Tokyo
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