I landed on Sydney International Airport, and I was standing in a line waiting for immigration inspection for nearly 40 minutes. But, it's shorter than the time I queued at San Francisco International Airport. It had been 3 hours.And, seco…

I left home to be in time for departure time of Malaysian Airlines' aircraft, 11:00. The flight was delayed, because typhoon near Vietnam forced the aircraft to avoid it and flied longer distance than scheduled. After arrival of Kuala Lump…

It's because I may be in the place where WiFi is not available. I'm sorry for inconvenience I may cause. After coming to Japan, I will resume to keep this diary.

Citation: http://mobile.railwaygazette.com/index.php/news/news/profile/19689That's the northernmost metro in China. As I was concerned, trains of the subway are designed to run without disorder even in low temperature. As is often the case…

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/26/opinion/fergusson-al-shabaab-youth/index.html?c=intl-homepage-tI'm surprised at the fact that children believed the Al-Shabaab recruiter, when they were just given a piece of fruit everyday. Beca…

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/24/world/asia/pakistan-earthquake/index.html?c=worldWhen earthquake hits areas which have never or seldom experienced earthquake, its damage must be serious. It's because there are more fragile buildings or h…

Yesterday, the friend called me and said "I have a darts team which consists of 4 members. But, 2 of them are absent from a game tomorrow. So, I want you to participate in the game. Could you join us?" I answered 'Yes' Then, I went to the …

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/23/tech/innovation/microsoft-beams-internet-into-africa/index.html?c=businessI'm interested in how many people in Polokwane have already had their own gadgets. If the rate of spread of the device wi…

Citation: http://mobile.railwaygazette.com/index.php/news/news/profile/19625Some people doubt the necessity of Chuo Maglev Line, because of its high construction cost and electricity consumption . In my opinion, there must be an alternativ…

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/20/world/europe/russia-greenpeace/index.html?c=world Greenpeace is also famous in Japan for interrupting Japanese ships which were catching fishes. And, recent workplace of the group seems to be Rus…

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/19/world/americas/mexico-severe-weather/index.html?c=intl-homepage-tWithin one or two weeks, different kinds of typhoon hit Kansai,Japan, Colorado,US, and Acapulco,Mexico. According to the article, …

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/18/tech/mobile/iphone-5s-5c-reviews/index.html?c=businessThe contents written in the article are so difficult for me to understand. What is the most surprising features of iPhone 5S? Anyway, it is o…

Since yesterday, I've stay at a youth hostel to have a discussion on research themes and have communication with them. During banquet, I spoke to some researchers. Most of the topics I talked about were job-hunting and environment of each …

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/13/tech/social-media/twitter-key-moments/index.html?c=techI've heard the first tweet on Twitter included a misspelling word. It was 'twttr' as the article says. It's surprising that SNS which began …

Flooding is now happening not only in Colorado, but also in Japan. I think it would be better to tell you information I collected than quoting news. In the morning until 9:00, almost all JR lines in Kansai area suspended their train operat…

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/15/us/colorado-flooding/index.html?hpt=hp_t2The size of this disaster can be estimated from this number 'the nearly 500 people who remain unaccounted'. Even when there were heavy rain and flooding, …

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/13/world/asia/north-korea-escape/index.html?c=worldThe most important thing I'm interested in is the way the fisherman escaped North. In most cases, those who want to escape the communist country us…

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/12/living/brit-morin-future-home/index.html?c=tech&page=1It's fun to Image our future lives. Yesterday, a friend of mine explained a science museum where Thunderbird was displayed. The super marione…

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/12/sport/football/tottenham-hotspur-yid-anti-semitism-football/index.html?c=worldsport It is difficult to define which words are discriminatory slurs. I always insist that there is no word that is a…

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/10/tech/mobile/iphones-hands-on-demo/index.html?c=business&page=1One of the new features of iPhone 5S listed in the article is the fingerprint sensor. Since I had a tiresome memory on the fingerprin…

Citation: http://mobile.railwaygazette.com/index.php/news/news/profile/19543 It's important for us to know the exact date of completion of West Island Line. That's because I am going to begin working at a company from the next April, and i…

Citation: http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/09/news/companies/walmart-same-sex-benefits/index.htmlThis shows discriminated people can get civil rights when they are necessary for big organizations. For example, when South Africa enforced aparth…

I was invited to a house where my childhood friends gathered. While we were talking about which country we would like to visit. Then, one of them said I want to go to North Korea, because I like to see socialism nation.By the way, North Ko…

On August 26th, both of JR Shikoku and JR West announced that ICOCA cards designed by JR Shikoku would be sold at the stations in JR Shikoku from spring.The card is named SHIKOKU ICOCA. It's based on blue color and the image of Marine Line…

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/06/world/biggest-volcano/index.html?c=worldIf it is a seismic center, we have to worry about tsunami. Especially this volcano is not far from the seismic center which caused Earthquake of East Japan…

Citation: http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/04/technology/innovation/samsung-galaxy-gear-smartwatch/index.html?iid=LeadThis product was developed on the assumption that people are supposed to wear watches everytime they go out. But, like me, so…

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/04/justice/ariel-castro-cleveland-kidnapper-death/index.html?c=intl-homepage-tAs I've heard that those who have strong sex desire are easily to bald, the criminal on the image on the article is bald…

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/30/tech/social-media/social-media-teens-parents/index.html?c=tech Oh, the day has come when parents can monitor their children from elsewhere. But, it's not easy unless their parents are members of …

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/29/tech/mobile/texting-driving-jersey-explainer/index.html?c=techFirst of all, how can we accurately estimate when recipients are driving? How can police identify those who have already known when t…

Citation: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/30/world/asia/north-korea-drugs/index.html?c=worldIce in this article means 'methamphetamin', which is used as drug. I'm ashamed of not knowing this compound, despite the fact that I major in chemis…