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Can we beat the heat without relying on as much electricity as we did ?

Since the 3/11 massive earthquake, all the people in the eastern Japan have been required to cut electricity consumption because not only...
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Jun 30, 2011 02:58 japan situation
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There are old ways which we shouldn't have forgotten or shouldn't forget.

When I was a child more than three decades ago, my grandparents' house in Osaka had things that are mostly gone from Japan. At the ti...
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Jun 28, 2011 02:52 japan situation
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Can Japanese people transform the disaster into an opportunity to change?

In both of Miyagi and Iwate prefectures which were the most seriously damaged by the 3/11 massive tsunamis, there were many major fishing...
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Jun 24, 2011 01:53 japan situation
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It's been three months since the 3/11 disaster happened, but.....Part 4: Radioactive contamination

A majority of Japanese people think that if the Fukushim disaster hadn't happened, Japan could recover much faster. Needless to say, ...
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Jun 19, 2011 01:25 japan situation Fukushima
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It's been three months since the 3/11 disaster happened, but....Part 3

The 3/11 earthquake hit Japan when there was a sign that the Japanese economy was finally turning up. Upon looking on the world situation...
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Jun 18, 2011 00:01 japan situation
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More Japanese people are trying to learn from Chinese people how to protect themselves!?

Have you heard of the Japanese phrase "平和ボケ/Heiwa-boke"? 平和/Heiwa means peace. ボケ/Boke describes the situation where the brain ...
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Jun 16, 2011 02:25 japan situation
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It's been three months since the 3/11 disaster happened, but .....part 2.

Needles to say, the Fukushima disaster has complicated the situation. As you may know, the disaster is still going on and there is still ...
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Jun 15, 2011 02:31 japan situation
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The words illustrate how the characteristics of Japanese people in their 20s have changed for the past few decades.

In a previous entry, I described how Japanese society has changed for the past 25 years by means of making a comparison of a welcome cere...
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Jun 14, 2011 01:43 japan situation
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It's been three months since the 3/11 disaster happened, but....Part 1

I have experience of being involved in an urban town project including urban land readjustment. Can you imagine the project? For example,...
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Jun 13, 2011 15:07 japan situation
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This describes the current Japanese society.

Yesterday, I happened to find the link below on Twitter. Could you see it? http://2r.ldblog.jp/archives/4872351.html In the link, ...
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Jun 12, 2011 03:03 japan situation
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Harmony or assertiveness / individuality? We can learn something from AKB48.

The day before yesterday, the so-called general election of AKB48 was held. Surprisingly, the result appeared in not only tabloids but al...
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Jun 11, 2011 01:42 japan situation
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Hot spring water suddenly comes out in a residential area in Japan.

After massive earthquakes hit Japan in March, it was reported that unusual things were going on. At some well-know hot-spring areas which...
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Jun 10, 2011 03:17 japan situation
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Miffy VS Cathy. The solution is a donation for the 3/11 disaster!

According to a news which was release the day before yesterday from Sanrio (which is a Japanese company and well known for creating many ...
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Jun 9, 2011 02:20 japan situation
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Various things could have been detrimental to my health !? / 様々なものが私の健康を蝕む!?

In the past few weeks, a massive toxic food scandal in Taiwan has been rocking not only Taiwan but also other Asian countries like Malays...
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Jun 8, 2011 02:19 japan situation
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A German magazine is confused about who Japanese Prime Minster is / 日本の首相は麻生さん?--ドイツの週刊誌

Our Prime Minister Naoto Kan survived a no-confidence vote yesterday. Three hours before the vote was held in the parliament's lower ...
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Jun 3, 2011 03:17 japan politics
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No more political battles. What is the ulterior motive of the non-confidence motion? /政局論争はもうたくさんだ。内閣不信任案の真の狙いは何?

Yesterday, the LDP (the Liberal Democratic Party, which held power for 54 years until September, 2009) and two other opposition parties s...
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Jun 2, 2011 03:33 japan situation politics
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Two cute children have beaten AKB 48 !? /愛菜ちゃん・福ちゃんがAKBを撃破!

As I mentioned in my previous entry, unless every single person prepares himself for struggling to overcome the immediate crisis which Ja...
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Jun 1, 2011 01:22 japan situation