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

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Entries from 2013-01-01 to 1 month

Iata sees slower air travel demand growth this year

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/money/story/iata-sees-slower-air-travel-demand-growth-year-20130131 As far as world's population increases, air travel demand will grow. But, this trend is true only when the population o…

Vienna museum invites nudists to see 'Naked Men'

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/vienna-museum-invites-nudists-see-naked-men-20130130 As far as I can imagine, it must be embarrassing to let one's penis erect, when the one see a female viewers who are n…

Chinese genes boost peril from flu: Study

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/technology/story/chinese-genes-boost-peril-flu-study-20130130 In other words, this means a genetic variant causes grave disease, and proportion of those who have the genetic variant is si…

Iran sends live monkey into space in capsule: Report

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/world/story/iran-sends-monkey-space-report-20130128 According to the passage "It did not mention the condition of the monkey.", the monkey might have been killed in the capsule. I wonder …

Through service to Fukutoshin Line from Tokyu Line will make Ikebukuro-Yokohama 38 mins at fastest

On March 22, Tokyo Metro announced new diagrams with the begining of through service between Tokyu Line and Fukutoshin Line from March 16. During daytime from 10a.m to 4p.m, express train(Limited Express train on Tokyu Toyoko Line) will ru…

Singapore-bound train derails in Malaysia, 5 injured

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/se-asia/story/singapore-bound-train-derails-malaysia-5-injured-20130126 It is strange that we can't find more information on the derailment through the Internet. It symbolizes rail transp…

I finished Takamatsu travel diary

The main reason I headed for Takamatsu was job-hunting. See the following link. http://d.hatena.ne.jp/special-rapid223/20130123#1359156625

US women have caught up to men on lung cancer risk

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/world/story/us-women-have-caught-men-lung-cancer-risk-20130124 It is not good for women or children to imitate everything men do. Smoking is one of them. Though some people may think that…

I made a day trip to Takamatsu

It is because of my job-hunting. To save money, I took a highway bus for Takamatsu from OCAT*1, instead of taking trains. The highway bus brought me to Takamatsu for 3 hours and 20 mins. After getting to Takamatsu, I had Udon for lunch, wh…

N Korea grants rare citizenship to American businessman

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/n-korea-grants-rare-citizenship-american-businessman-20130122 I don't think the honorary citizen can start new business freely in Pyongyang. Since competition among companies a…

China allows more direct flights from Taiwan

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/china-allows-more-direct-flights-taiwan-20130121 Since Taiwan is not adjacent to Mainland China, portion of air transportation must be larger than that between Hong Kong and Ch…

Movement of conserving Kintetsu Utsube・Hachioji Line by events or fund

Movement of conserving the disputing lines by boarding more frequently prevails among citizens along the lines, while continuation or abolition of the lines is discussed. On Jan 26, members ranging from a chamber of Commerce and Industry, …

Japan PM authorises 'every possible means' to ensure safety of Japanese in Algeria

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/japan-pm-authorises-every-possible-means-ensure-safety-japanese-algeria-201 What is the 'every possible means'? Japanese government was once criticized, when one Japanese was d…

Sexy Japanese girl group Ebisu Muscats had to tone down their concert here

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/sexy-japanese-girl-group-ebisu-muscats-had-tone-down-their-concert-her I think the problem is not what they do but what they look like. Since Singapore includes Islamic cu…

More new MRT lines to be built by 2030

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/more-new-mrt-lines-be-built-2030-20130117 Singapore seems to aim at "Kingdom of Urban Rail". Until I read the article, I thought MRT network would be completed by opening …

Wikipedia group launches online travel guide

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/world/story/wikipedia-group-launches-online-travel-guide-20130116 What's the difference between Wikitravel and Wikivoyage? Wikitravel also satisfy the demand of tourists. ・How to go to a…

Newtown parents launch anti-violence initiative

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/world/story/newtown-parents-launch-anti-violence-initiative-20130115 It is ironical that American parents unify to get advance, while Japanese parents are hostile to each other. It is usu…

UPS to drop bid for TNT Express after EU refusal plan

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/money/story/ups-drop-bid-tnt-express-after-eu-refusal-plan-20130114 I thought UPS was about to buy TNT(=Tri Nitro Tluene). As chemists know, TNT is one of famous materials to make bombs. …

I finished writing travel diaries

To Philippines1st day http://d.hatena.ne.jp/special-rapid223/20121228#13572120822nd day http://d.hatena.ne.jp/special-rapid223/20121229#13572177263rd day http://d.hatena.ne.jp/special-rapid223/20121230#13572264884th day http://d.hatena.ne.…

Air pollution in Beijing reaches hazardous levels

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/air-pollution-beijing-reaches-hazardous-levels-20130112 Since the main cause of air pollution derives from PM2.5 emitted from vehicles in the city, Beijing city takes measures …

Man jailed for using fake degrees, forging testimonials to get jobs

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/jailed-using-fake-degrees-and-forged-testimonials-get-senior-managemen Among Japanese companies, evaluation of job applicants based on the name of universities they gradua…

There are disputing students on a leaflet of my department

My junior researcher found an image of a member in our laboratory. And, I found another student in my department on the leaflet. But, the former student repeated two years, and the latter went away from our university. Because people out o…

Bangkok governor charged over $8.1b city Skytrain contract extension

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/se-asia/story/bangkok-governor-charged-over-city-skytrain-contract-20130109 Construction plan of BTS can be seen on the Internet elsewhere. So, I thought the government has already known …

China train derails in test run, one dead: State media

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/china-train-derails-test-run-one-dead-state-media-20130108 Urgent construction of subways in Mainland China has been famous. So, safety has been concerned and some accidents ha…

N. Korean leader sends sweet birthday gift to kids

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/n-korean-leader-sends-sweet-birthday-gift-kids-20130107 In order to prevent North Koreans from famine, the leader should do the similar contribution everyday or everyweek. But,…

Most Japan cities hosting nuclear plants OK restart: Survey

Citation: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/most-japan-cities-hosting-nuclear-plants-ok-restart-survey-20130106 Last month, I talked with a woman who works at a company dealing with materials used in nuclear power plants…

'Cute' is the magic word

At the firm, I found that a female high school student was opening her notebook, on which a heart mark lies between two elephants. I asked her "What's this?"About 10 mins later A woman who saw the conversation advised me "You should have s…

I will restart my daily blog tomorrow

・Diaries from Dec 28 to Dec 31 Under construction. It will be fully updated by the next week ・Diaries from Jan 1 to Jan 3 Under construction. It will be fully updated within a few days.

I stayed at the hotel without soaking in hot springs

Despite the fact that Hirugami is famous for hot springs, I didn't soak in the hot springs there. It's because I developed a fever. In addition to it, we went back home without visiting any spot.After coming home, I checked how many happy …

I went on a trip to southern part of Nagano Prefecture

I went there by car with my family. Though our final destination was Hirugami, we dropped in at Magome, which had been a part of Nagano Prefecture until the merger of Yamaguchi village and Nakatsugawa city. But now, it is in Gifu Prefectur…