Diary of a rail fan in Kansai,Japan(Ver.2)

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Why is it an attractive room?

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I can't sleep on the underwater bed comfortably.
Even if it provides us with splendid landscape, I can't help but to doubt the safety of the underwater room.
That's because I've never heard the room experienced durability test and never heard it tolerated with water pressure for tens of years.
In addition to such fear, the limitation that visitors have to stay at the hotel at least 4 nights discourages me to visit the hotel. I'd like to hop around many destinations in a short term.

Why do they work harder?

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Not only South Koreans but also most of the East Asian people believe "Endeavor must contribute to richer life."
As a means of showing endeavor, they try to work harder. In some cases, they work harder to death.
Especially in South Korea and Japan, devoting to their bosses and companies is also taken as an important role to get the hang of the company life.
Whether or not they actually contribute to their companies, it will be an important attitude for them to show how they devote to their companies.
Needless to say, devotion is often embodied by overtime work.

Why was Panama canal built?

Panama: How a country of chaos became a bridge across the Americas
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/panama-bridge-across-americas/index.html

The initial reason why Panama Canal was planned seems that Spain was trying to find shorter way to Peru, which was colonized by Spain,
though I had thought that the main reason would be lowering transporting freight cost.
So, the history of Panama canal can be tracked back to Age of Discovery.

Why is it important to acquire plants for South African rail?

TMH Africa completes purchase of DCD Rolling Stock factory
https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/business/single-view/view/tmh-africa-completes-purchase-of-dcd-rolling-stock-factory.html

Since most of South African rail networks consist of narrow gauge rails, the country has to find out plants to produce trains for narrow gauge. So, it's a big deal.
Though the gauge is the same as most of the JR lines in Japan, it would be rip-off to import train sets from Japan's manufacturer.

Why do they have to develop humane robots?

Meet Sophia: The robot who laughs, smiles and frowns just like us
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/sophia-robot-artificial-intelligence-smart-creativity/index.html

Some people have said there will be males having intercourse with robot females.
But, if much more complicated emotions are added to such robots, they will refuse intercourse.
I think it's the biggest contradiction among automation of sex.

Why do they build metro networks?

Loan agreement signed for second phase of Jakarta metro
https://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/asia-pacific-ex-china/single-view/view/loan-agreement-signed-for-second-phase-of-jakarta-metro.html

It's unclear whether authority of Jakarta want to expand JABOTABEK networks or want to expand metro networks.
In addition to rail systems, TransJakarta provides BRT networks.
After completion of metro networks, is it possible to abolish paralleling BRT lines?

Why are fat people relaxed?

Obesity, low BMI linked to increased risk of death, study reveals
https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/10/30/health/bmi-death-study/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F

One of my friends has said "Fat people are generally gentle and mentally stable."
And, I've heard that a reporter on radio said "Eating more meat can stabilize mental state"
When we sum up both of the opinions, we can say that fat people are relatively relaxed.

But, to keep a good balance between mental health and physical health, it would be best to maintain ordinary weight.